השתכנז

השתכנז

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־כ־נ־ז‎

Verb

הִשְׁתַּכְּנֵז • (hishtaknéz) (hitpa'el construction)

1. (slang) To adopt Ashkenazi mannerisms, especially for the purpose of improving one's apparent socioeconomic status.

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִשְׁתַּכְנֵז (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לְהִשְׁתַּכְנֵז‎ action noun: הִשְׁתַּכְנְזוּת‎
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	הִשְׁתַּכְנַזְתִּי‎		הִשְׁתַּכְנַזְנוּ‎
	second	הִשְׁתַּכְנַזְתָּ‎	הִשְׁתַּכְנַזְתְּ‎	הִשְׁתַּכְנַזְתֶּם‎	הִשְׁתַּכְנַזְתֶּן‎
	third	הִשְׁתַּכְנֵז	הִשְׁתַּכְנְזָה‎	הִשְׁתַּכְנְזוּ‎
present		מִשְׁתַּכְנֵז‎	מִשְׁתַּכְנֶזֶת‎	מִשְׁתַּכְנְזִים‎	מִשְׁתַּכְנְזוֹת‎
future	first	אֶשְׁתַּכְנֵז‎		נִשְׁתַּכְנֵז‎
	second	תִּשְׁתַּכְנֵז‎	תִּשְׁתַּכְנְזִי‎	תִּשְׁתַּכְנְזוּ‎	תִּשְׁתַּכְנֵזְנָה‎1
	third	יִשְׁתַּכְנֵז‎	תִּשְׁתַּכְנֵז‎	יִשְׁתַּכְנְזוּ‎	תִּשְׁתַּכְנֵזְנָה‎1
imperative		הִשְׁתַּכְנֵז	הִשְׁתַּכְנְזִי‎	הִשְׁתַּכְנְזוּ‎	הִשְׁתַּכְנֵזְנָה‎1
notes		Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

• השתכנזות‎ (hishtaknezút)