{"id":992,"date":"2013-05-09T12:29:51","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T16:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=992"},"modified":"2014-08-28T10:20:02","modified_gmt":"2014-08-28T14:20:02","slug":"hebrew-verbs-in-action-lagur-be-to-live-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/hebrew-verbs-in-action-lagur-be-to-live-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Hebrew Verbs in Action: lagur be… (to live in)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In November last year, I wrote a post to learn how to ask where someone is from<\/a>. Today I’m going to write how to say where you live through the use of the verb \u05dc\u05b8\u05d2\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8<\/span> – ‘to live’.<\/p>\n

The form of “\u05dc\u05b8\u05d2\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8<\/span>” in linguistic terms is in the infinitive. That means it is like saying “to live”. If we are going to say we live in a certain country or city, then we add the preposition that indicates the ‘in’ part of “to live in…” and that would be \u05d1\u05bc…<\/span>. So the construction we’re looking for is \u05dc\u05b8\u05d2\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc…<\/span> – to live in.<\/p>\n

Where do I live?<\/h3>\n

So, let’s say I live in Israel. I would take the \u05dc\u05b8\u05d2\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8<\/span> and drop the \u05dc\u05b8<\/span> part so I’m left with \u05d2\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8<\/span>. There is a change in the niqqud when indicating who is living where. Because I live in Israel, I could say \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d2\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05c2\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc<\/span>, but that would be like saying “I to live in Israel”. So in order to be grammatically correct, I change \u05d5\u05bc<\/span> (shuruk) to \u05b8 (qamats) so that I have \u05d2\u05b8\u05e8<\/span>. And now I can correctly say \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d2\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05c2\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\u05d2\u05b8\u05e8<\/span> can be used not only to say “I live”, but also to say you live and he lives – in the masculine gender. Here’s how they look in Hebrew:<\/p>\n

\u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d2\u05b8\u05e8<\/span> – I live \/ I am living
\n\u05d0\u05ea\u05d4 \u05d2\u05b8\u05e8<\/span> – you live \/ you are living
\n\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d2\u05b8\u05e8<\/span> – he lives \/ he is living<\/p>\n

If a woman is speaking or being spoken to, then the addition of the feminine suffix \u05b8\u05d4 is added on, making it \u05d2\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d2\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> – I live \/ I am living
\n\u05d0\u05ea \u05d2\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> – you live \/ you are living
\n\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d2\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> – she lives \/ she is living<\/p>\n

Check Yourself<\/h3>\n

Here is a list of countries. I’m giving you a few examples to look at and see how they are constructed. See if you can make up your own sentence saying you live in that country or city. Mix them up between the masculine and feminine genders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Israel<\/td>\n\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Romania<\/td>\n\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/td>\n\u05e7\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Netherlands<\/td>\n\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05d3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russia<\/td>\n\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05e1\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jordan<\/td>\n\u05d9\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05b5\u05bc\u05df<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USA<\/td>\n\u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b6\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

I live in Russia – \u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d2\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05e1\u05d9\u05d4<\/span>
\nHe lives in Romania – \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05d2\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05e1\u05d9\u05d4<\/span>
\nShe lives in the Netherlands – \u05d4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d2\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d4\u05d5\u05dc\u05e0\u05d3<\/span><\/p>\n

Something Extra<\/h3>\n

Here’s a table showing the plural forms when speaking\/asking about where more than one person lives. You will see there are just two endings you need to add to \u05d2\u05b8\u05e8<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Masculine<\/strong>
\nWe live… – \u05d0\u05e0\u05d7\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d2\u05b8\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span>
\nYou live… – \u05d0\u05ea\u05dd \u05d2\u05b8\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd <\/span>
\nThey live – \u05d4\u05dd \u05d2\u05b8\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd <\/span><\/p>\n

Feminine<\/strong>
\nWe live – \u05d0\u05e0\u05d7\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d2\u05b8\u05bc\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea<\/span>
\nYou live – \u05d0\u05ea\u05df \u05d2\u05b8\u05bc\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea<\/span>
\nThey live – \u05d4\u05df \u05d2\u05bc\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

In November last year, I wrote a post to learn how to ask where someone is from. Today I’m going to write how to say where you live through the use of the verb \u05dc\u05b8\u05d2\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 – ‘to live’. The form of “\u05dc\u05b8\u05d2\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8” in linguistic terms is in the infinitive. That means it is like…<\/p>\n

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