התחפש

התחפש

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־פ־שׂ‎ (ḥ-p-ś)

From the root ח־פ־שׂ‎ (kh-p-s).

Verb

הִתְחַפֵּשׂ • (hitkhapés) (hitpa'el construction)

1. To disguise oneself (as someone), to dress up (as someone), to pretend to be (someone).
   • 2018 June 5, Yair Lapid, tweet:

     […] שרת התרבות מתחפשת לשרת החוץ […]

     […] sarát-hatarbút mitkhapéset l'sarát-hakhúts […]

     […] the minister of culture is dressing up as the foreign minister […]

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִתְחַפֵּשׂ‎ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לְהִתְחַפֵּשׂ‎
finite forms		masculine singular	feminine singular	masculine plural	feminine plural
past	first person	הִתְחַפַּשְׂתִּי‎		הִתְחַפַּשְׂנוּ‎
	second person	הִתְחַפַּשְׂתָּ‎	הִתְחַפַּשְׂתְּ‎	הִתְחַפַּשְׂתֶּם‎	הִתְחַפַּשְׂתֶּן‎ 1
	third person	הִתְחַפֵּשׂ‎	הִתְחַפְּשָׂה‎	הִתְחַפְּשׂוּ‎
present	all persons	מִתְחַפֵּשׂ‎	מִתְחַפֶּשֶׂת‎	מִתְחַפְּשִׂים‎	מִתְחַפְּשׂוֹת‎
future	first person	אֶתְחַפֵּשׂ‎		נִתְחַפֵּשׂ‎
	second person	תִּתְחַפֵּשׂ‎	תִּתְחַפְּשִׂי‎	תִּתְחַפְּשׂוּ‎	תִּתְחַפֵּשְׂנָה‎ 2
	third person	יִתְחַפֵּשׂ‎	תִּתְחַפֵּשׂ‎	יִתְחַפְּשׂוּ‎	תִּתְחַפֵּשְׂנָה‎ 2
imperative	second person	הִתְחַפֵּשׂ‎	הִתְחַפְּשִׂי‎	הִתְחַפְּשׂוּ‎	הִתְחַפֵּשְׂנָה‎ 2
notes		Uncommon in modern informal Hebrew, but used in formal speech and writing. Uncommon in modern Hebrew.