קצר

Hebrew

Root
ק־צ־ר‎

Adjective

קָצָר • (katsár) (feminine קְצָרָה‎, masculine plural קְצָרִים‎, feminine plural קְצָרוֹת‎)

  1. short, having a short length or duration
    ‏שיער קצר‎‎ ― se'ár katsár ― short hair
    ‏זמן קצר‎‎ ― z'mán katsár ― a short time

Usage notes

  • The adjective קצר (katsár) means “short” as opposed “long”, not “short” as opposed “tall”. A short person is said to be נמוך‎ (namúkh).

Antonyms

Verb

קָצַר • (katsár) (pa'al construction)

  1. to be short, become shorter

Conjugation

Conjugation of קָצַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לקצור \ לִקְצֹר‎
  • action noun: —
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first קָצַרְתִּי‎קָצַרְנוּ‎
second קָצַרְתָּ‎קָצַרְתְּ‎קְצַרְתֶּם‎1קְצַרְתֶּן‎1
third קָצַרקָצְרָה‎קָצְרוּ‎
present קָצֵרקְצֵרָה‎קְצֵרִים‎קְצֵרוֹת‎
future first אֶקְצַר‎נִקְצַר‎
second תִּקְצַר‎תִּקְצְרִי‎תִּקְצְרוּ‎תִּקְצַרְנָה‎2
third יִקְצַר‎תִּקְצַר‎יִקְצְרוּ‎תִּקְצַרְנָה‎2
imperative קְצַרקִצְרִי‎קִצְרוּ‎קְצַרְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced קָצַרְתֶּם‎ and קָצַרְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

קָצַר • (katsár) (pa'al construction)

  1. to reap, harvest

Conjugation

Conjugation of קָצַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לקצור \ לִקְצֹר‎
  • action noun: קְצִירָה‎
  • passive participle: קָצוּר‎
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first קָצַרְתִּי‎קָצַרְנוּ‎
second קָצַרְתָּ‎קָצַרְתְּ‎קְצַרְתֶּם‎1קְצַרְתֶּן‎1
third קָצַרקָצְרָה‎קָצְרוּ‎
present קוֹצֵר‎קוֹצֶרֶת‎קוֹצְרִים‎קוֹצְרוֹת‎
future first אקצור \ אֶקְצֹר‎נקצור \ נִקְצֹר‎
second תקצור \ תִּקְצֹר‎תִּקְצְרִי‎תִּקְצְרוּ‎תקצורנה \ תִּקְצֹרְנָה‎2
third יקצור \ יִקְצֹר‎תקצור \ תִּקְצֹר‎יִקְצְרוּ‎תקצורנה \ תִּקְצֹרְנָה‎2
imperative קצור \ קְצֹר‎קִצְרִי‎קִצְרוּ‎קצורנה \ קְצֹרְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced קָצַרְתֶּם‎ and קָצַרְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.
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