רץ
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Hebrew
Etymology
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| ר־ו־ץ (r-w-ts) |
Compare Ge'ez ሮጸ (roṣä, “to run”).
In the chess sense, likely a semantic loan from German Läufer.
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʁat͡s/
Audio: (file)
Verb
רָץ • (rats) (pa'al construction)
- To run; to move forward quickly on legs.
- הוא רץ מהר. ― hu rats mahér. ― He runs/is running fast.
- To run; to go fast, to visit quickly.
- רצתי לחנות. ― rátsti lakhanút. ― I ran to the store.
Conjugation
Conjugation of רָץ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
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| past | first | רַצְתִּי | רַצְנוּ | ||
| second | רַצְתָּ | רַצְתְּ | רַצְתֶּם | רַצְתֶּן | |
| third | רָץ | רָצָה | רָצוּ | ||
| present | רָץ | רָצָה | רָצִים | רָצוֹת | |
| future | first | אָרוּץ | נָרוּץ | ||
| second | תָּרוּץ | תָּרוּצִי | תָּרוּצוּ | תרוצנה / תָּרֹצְנָה1 | |
| third | יָרוּץ | תָּרוּץ | יָרוּצוּ | תרוצנה / תָּרֹצְנָה1 | |
| imperative | רוּץ | רוּצִי | רוּצוּ | רוצנה / רֹצְנָה1 | |
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References
Noun
רָץ • (rats) m
- A runner: a messenger who runs on foot.
- A runner: one who competes in a foot-race.
- A stripe, a band.
- (chess) bishop
See also
| Chess pieces in Hebrew · כְּלֵי שַׁחְמָט (layout · text) | |||||
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| מֶלֶךְ | מַלְכָּה | צְרִיחַ | רָץ | פָּרָשׁ | רַגְלִי |