גאה

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Hebrew

Root
ג־א־ה (g-ʾ-h)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

גֵּאֶה • (ge'é) (feminine גֵּאָה, masculine plural גֵּאִים, feminine plural גֵּאוֹת)

  1. proud
    אני גאה בך. ― aní ge'é bekhá ― I'm proud of you. (man speaking to man)
    אני גאה בך. ― aní ge'á bákh ― I'm proud of you. (woman speaking to woman)
  2. gay
    הקהילה הגאה. ― hak'hilá hage'á. ― The gay community.
    הפסטיבל לקולנוע גאה. ― hafestivál lekolnóa' ge'é. ― "The LGBT film festival."

Verb

גָּאָה • (ga'á) (pa'al construction)

  1. to flow, to rise

Conjugation

Conjugation of גָּאָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first גָּאִיתִי גָּאִינוּ
second גָּאִיתָ גָּאִית גְּאִיתֶם1 גְּאִיתֶן1
third גָּאָה גָּאֲתָה גָּאוּ
present גּוֹאֶה גּוֹאָה גּוֹאִים גּוֹאוֹת
future first אֶגְאֶה נִגְאֶה
second תִּגְאֶה תִּגְאִי תִּגְאוּ תִּגְאֶינָה2
third יִגְאֶה תִּגְאֶה יִגְאוּ תִּגְאֶינָה2
imperative גְּאֵה גְּאִי גְּאוּ גְּאֶינָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced גָּאִיתֶם and גָּאִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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