רץ

רץ

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־ו־ץ‎

Compare Ge'ez ሮጸ (roṣä, “to run”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʁat͡s/

Verb

רָץ • (rats) (pa'al construction)

1. To run; to move forward quickly on legs.

   ‏הוא רץ מהר.‎‎ ― hu rats mahér. ― He runs/is running fast.

2. 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) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לָרוּץ‎ action noun: רִיצָה‎
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
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
notes		Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

רָץ • (rats) m

1. A runner: a messenger who runs on foot.
2. A runner: one who competes in a foot-race.
3. A stripe, a band.
4. (chess) A bishop: a chessman that moves diagonally.