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To Get Up: לקום

לָקוּם (lakum) is a pa'al verb from the root ק־ו־ם, ranked #17 of the 100 most used Hebrew verbs.

to get up
לָקוּם
lakum
Root
ק־ו־ם
Binyan
pa'al
Gizra
ayin-vav

קום is to rise; להתעורר is to become awake.

Same Root
מָקוֹם · placeתְּקוּמָה · revival; risingקִיּוּם · existence; survival
Examples

קוּם בְּבַקָּשָׁה.

kum bevakashah.

Get up (ms), please.

קַמְתִּי בְּשֵׁשׁ.

kamti beshesh.

I got up at six.

הִיא תָּקוּם עַכְשָׁו.

hi takum akhshav.

She will get up now.

Present
PersonHebrewTransliteration
הוא / אתה · he / you (m)קָםkam
היא / את · she / you (f)קָמָהkamah
הם / אתם · they / you (m pl)קָמִיםkamim
הן / אתן · they / you (f pl)קָמוֹתkamot
Past
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iקַמְתִּיkamti
אתה · you (m)קַמְתָּkamta
את · you (f)קַמְתְּkamt
הוא · heקָםkam
היא · sheקָמָהkamah
אנחנו · weקַמְנוּkamnu
אתם · you (pl m)קַמְתֶּםkamtem
אתן · you (pl f)קַמְתֶּןkamten
הם / הן · theyקָמוּkamu
Future
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iאָקוּםakum
אתה · you (m)תָּקוּםtakum
את · you (f)תָּקוּמִיtakumi
הוא · heיָקוּםyakum
היא · sheתָּקוּםtakum
אנחנו · weנָקוּםnakum
אתם · you (pl m)תָּקוּמוּtakumu
אתן · you (pl f)תְּקֹמְנָהtekumnah
הם / הן · theyיָקוּמוּyakumu

The feminine plural future is the classical form. Everyday speech uses the masculine plural for mixed and feminine groups.

Imperative
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אתה · you (m)קוּםkum
את · you (f)קוּמִיkumi
אתם / אתן · you (pl)קוּמוּkumu

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Frequently Asked Questions

What binyan is לקום?

לָקוּם is a pa'al verb, in the ayin-vav gizra, from the root ק־ו־ם.

How do I say "to get up" to someone else?

Use the imperative forms below, or the future tense (which modern Hebrew often uses instead of the imperative).

What is the feminine plural future for?

The feminine plural future is the classical form. In everyday speech the masculine plural covers mixed groups and, often, feminine groups too.

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