א-מ-ר
Root
Pa'al
Verb pattern
loh-MAR
Pronunciation
to say / to tell
Meaning
Example Sentences
מָה אָמַרְתָּ?
Ma amarta?
What did you say?
הוּא אָמַר שָׁלוֹם
Hu amar shalom
He said hello
אֲנִי רוֹצֶה לוֹמַר מַשֶּׁהוּ חָשׁוּב
Ani rotse lomar mashehu hashuv
I want to say something important
תֹּאמְרִי לִי מָה קָרָה
Tomri li ma kara
Tell me what happened
Conjugation Tables
Present
| אני/אתה/הוא (m) | אוֹמֵר | omer |
| אני/את/היא (f) | אוֹמֶרֶת | omeret |
| אנחנו/הם (m) | אוֹמְרִים | omrim |
| אנחנו/הן (f) | אוֹמְרוֹת | omrot |
Past
| אני | אָמַרְתִּי | amarti |
| אתה | אָמַרְתָּ | amarta |
| את | אָמַרְתְּ | amart |
| הוא | אָמַר | amar |
| היא | אָמְרָה | amra |
| אנחנו | אָמַרְנוּ | amarnu |
| הם/הן | אָמְרוּ | amru |
Future
| אני | אֹמַר | omar |
| אתה | תֹּאמַר | tomar |
| את | תֹּאמְרִי | tomri |
| הוא | יֹּאמַר | yomar |
| היא | תֹּאמַר | tomar |
| אנחנו | נֹּאמַר | nomar |
| הם/הן | יֹּאמְרוּ | yomru |
Real-Life Usage Notes
לומר is the primary verb for 'to say' in Hebrew. Unlike English, Hebrew uses the same verb for both 'say' and 'tell' in many contexts. The root א-מ-ר is ancient and appears in countless words. You'll use this verb in virtually every conversation.
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