הכיר

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Hebrew

Root
נ־כ־ר (n-k-r)

Verb

הִכִּיר • (hikír) third-singular masculine past (hif'il construction, passive counterpart הוכר / הֻכַּר)

  1. (transitive) To know (someone), to recognize, to be familiar with (someone or something), to meet.
    הם לא מכירים אף אחד באזור. ― hem lo makirím af ekhád ba'ezór. ― They don't know anyone in the area.
    לא הכרתי אותו, אבל הכרתי את השם שלו. ― lo hikárti otó, aval hikárti et hashém sheló. ― I didn't know him, but I had heard his name.
    מתי הכרת אותה? ― matái hikárt otá? ― When did you first meet her?
  2. (diplomacy, transitive) To recognize (a country or legal entity).

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִכִּיר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first הִכַּרְתִּי הִכַּרְנוּ
second הִכַּרְתָּ הִכַּרְתְּ הִכַּרְתֶּם הִכַּרְתֶּן
third הִכִּיר הִכִּירָה הִכִּירוּ
present מַכִּיר מַכִּירָה מַכִּירִים מַכִּירוֹת
future first אַכִּיר נַכִּיר
second תַּכִּיר תַּכִּירִי תַּכִּירוּ תַּכֵּרְנָה1
third יַכִּיר תַּכִּיר יַכִּירוּ תַּכֵּרְנָה1
imperative הַכֵּר הַכִּירִי הַכִּירוּ הַכֵּרְנָה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

See also

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