ניגש

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־ג־שׁ (n-g-sh)

From the root נ־ג־שׁ

Verb

ניגש / נִגַּשׁ • (nigásh) (infinitive לָגֶשֶׁת, present ניגש / נִגָּשׁ, future ייגש / יִגַּשׁ, imperative גַּשׁ)

  1. To approach, come up to.
  2. To participate in.
  3. To sit/take (an exam).
  4. To tackle (a task).

Usage notes

  • ניגש is conjugated using a mix of two binyanim. It uses the pa'al construction for the infinitive, imperative, and future tenses, but the nif'al construction for the past and present.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ניגש \ נִגַּשׁ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms
finite forms masculine
singular		 feminine
singular		 masculine
plural		 feminine
plural
past first person ניגשתי \ נִגַּשְׁתִּי ניגשנו \ נִגַּשְׁנוּ
second person ניגשת \ נִגַּשְׁתָּ ניגשת \ נִגַּשְׁתְּ ניגשתם \ נִגַּשְׁתֶּם ניגשתן \ נִגַּשְׁתֶּן
third person ניגש \ נִגַּשׁ ניגשה \ נִגְּשָׁה ניגשו \ נִגְּשׁוּ
present all persons ניגש \ נִגָּשׁ ניגשת \ נִגֶּשֶׁת ניגשים \ נִגָּשִׁים ניגשות \ נִגָּשׁוֹת
future first person אֶגַּשׁ ניגש \ נִגַּשׁ
second person תיגש \ תִּגַּשׁ תיגשי \ תִּגְּשִׁי תיגשו \ תִּגְּשׁוּ תיגשנה \ תִּגַּשְׁנָה1
third person ייגש \ יִגַּשׁ תיגש \ תִּגַּשׁ ייגשו \ יִגְּשׁוּ תיגשנה \ תִּגַּשְׁנָה1
imperative second person גַּשׁ גְּשִׁי גְּשִׁוּ גַּשְׁנָה1
notes
  1. Uncommon in modern informal Hebrew, but used in formal speech and writing.

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