ירד

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
י־ר־ד‎

From the root י־ר־ד‎ (y-r-d). Cognate to Arabic وَرَدَ‎ (warada), Ge'ez ወረደ (wärädä).

Verb

יָרַד • (yarád) (pa'al construction, infinitive לָרֶדֶת‎)

  1. To go down, descend.
    • רונה קינן, הסולם
      אבא שלך טיפס על סולם...ושכח איך לָרֶדֶת‎‎
    ‏יורד גשם.‎‎ ― yoréd géshem. ― It is raining. [literally, Rain is descending.]
  2. To go down, decline, decrease.
  3. To emigrate from Israel, or (humorous) from another country.
  4. To criticize, lambaste; construed with the preposition על‎ (al, “on”).
  5. To get out of a vehicle.

Conjugation
Conjugation of יָרַד (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first יָרַדְתִּי‎יָרַדְנוּ‎
second יָרַדְתָּ‎יָרַדְתְּ‎יְרַדְתֶּם‎1יְרַדְתֶּן‎1
third יָרַדיָרְדָה‎יָרְדוּ‎
present יוֹרֵד‎יוֹרֶדֶת‎יוֹרְדִים‎יוֹרְדוֹת‎
future first אֵרֵד‎נֵרֵד‎
second תֵּרֵד‎תֵּרְדִי‎תֵּרְדוּ‎תֵּרֵדְנָה‎2
third יֵרֵדתֵּרֵד‎יֵרְדוּ‎תֵּרֵדְנָה‎2
imperative רֵד‎רְדִי‎רְדוּ‎רֵדְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced יָרַדְתֶּם‎ and יָרַדְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

Antonyms
  • (descend): עלה‎ (alá, “go up, ascend”)
  • (decrease): עלה‎ (alá, “go up, increase”)
  • (emigrate from Israel): עלה‎ (alá, “immigrate to Israel”)

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