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To Live: לגור

לָגוּר (lagur) is a pa'al verb from the root ג־ו־ר, ranked #39 of the 100 most used Hebrew verbs.

to live
לָגוּר
lagur
Root
ג־ו־ר
Binyan
pa'al
Gizra
ayin-vav

לגור is to reside; לחיות is to be alive; English to live covers both.

Same Root
מְגוּרִים · housing; residenceהִתְגּוֹרְרוּת · residingגֵּר · resident alien; convert
Examples

אֲנִי גָּר בְּתֵל אָבִיב.

ani gar betel aviv.

I live in Tel Aviv.

הִיא גָּרָה בְּחֵיפָה שָׁנִים.

hi garah bekheifah shanim.

She lived in Haifa for years.

נָגוּר לְיַד הַיָּם.

nagur leyad hayam.

We will live by the sea.

Present
PersonHebrewTransliteration
הוא / אתה · he / you (m)גָּרgar
היא / את · she / you (f)גָּרָהgarah
הם / אתם · they / you (m pl)גָּרִיםgarim
הן / אתן · they / you (f pl)גָּרוֹתgarot
Past
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iגַּרְתִּיgarti
אתה · you (m)גַּרְתָּgarta
את · you (f)גַּרְתְּgart
הוא · heגָּרgar
היא · sheגָּרָהgarah
אנחנו · weגַּרְנוּgarnu
אתם · you (pl m)גַּרְתֶּםgartem
אתן · you (pl f)גַּרְתֶּןgarten
הם / הן · theyגָּרוּgaru
Future
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iאָגוּרagur
אתה · you (m)תָּגוּרtagur
את · you (f)תָּגוּרִיtaguri
הוא · heיָגוּרyagur
היא · sheתָּגוּרtagur
אנחנו · weנָגוּרnagur
אתם · you (pl m)תָּגוּרוּtaguru
אתן · you (pl f)תְּגוּרְנָהtegurna
הם / הן · theyיָגוּרוּyaguru

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

Imperative
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אתה · you (m)גּוּרgur
את · you (f)גּוּרִיguri
אתם / אתן · you (pl)גּוּרוּguru

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Frequently Asked Questions

What binyan is לגור?

לָגוּר is a pa'al verb, in the ayin-vav gizra, from the root ג־ו־ר.

How do I say "to live" 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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