Conjugation of the Hebrew Verb "לעמוד" (la'amod)
לעמוד
la'amod
to stand
Root (שורש)
ע.מ.ד
a.m.d
Binyan (בניין)
Pa'al (קל)
Tenses
4 forms
הווה — Present Tense
The present tense has 4 forms based on gender and number. It also functions as the active participle. No person distinction — context and pronouns clarify the subject.
| Form | Hebrew | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine sg. | עומד | omed |
| Feminine sg. | עומדת | omedet |
| Masculine pl. | עומדים | omdim |
| Feminine pl. | עומדות | omdot |
עבר — Past Tense
Past tense is formed by adding suffixes to the verb stem. Distinguishes person, number, and gender (in 2nd/3rd person singular).
| Pronoun | Hebrew | Transliteration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| אני | ani | עמדתי | amadti |
| אתה | ata | עמדת | amadta |
| את | at | עמדת | amadet |
| הוא | hu | עמד | amad |
| היא | hi | עמדה | amda |
| אנחנו | anakhnu | עמדנו | amadnu |
| אתם | atem | עמדתם | amadtem |
| הם/הן | hem/hen | עמדו | amdu |
עתיד — Future Tense
Future tense is formed by adding prefixes (and sometimes suffixes) to the verb stem. The prefix indicates person: א- (I), ת- (you/she), י- (he/they), נ- (we).
| Pronoun | Hebrew | Transliteration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| אני | ani | אעמוד | e'emod |
| אתה | ata | תעמוד | ta'amod |
| את | at | תעמדי | ta'amdi |
| הוא | hu | יעמוד | ya'amod |
| היא | hi | תעמוד | ta'amod |
| אנחנו | anakhnu | נעמוד | na'amod |
| אתם | atem | תעמדו | ta'amdu |
| הם/הן | hem/hen | יעמדו | ya'amdu |
ציווי — Imperative
Direct commands with gender distinction in singular forms.
| Form | Hebrew | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine sg. | עמוד | amod |
| Feminine sg. | עמדי | imdi |
| Plural | עמדו | imdu |
Example Sentences (דוגמאות)
!עמוד
Amod!
Stand! / Halt!
.הוא עומד בתור
Hu omed ba-tor.
He is standing in line.
.עמדנו שם שעה
Amadnu sham sha'a.
We stood there for an hour.