how to say “to arrive early” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/להקדים-#.m4a” /]לְהַקְדִּים

You may know the Hebrew word for to be late – לאחר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/להקדים-#.m4a” /].

Note that while in English we talk about being late, in Hebrew לאחר is an actual (פיעל) verb. The same is true for the word for to be early – להקדים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/להקדים-#.m4a” /]: it’s a הפעיל verb of the root ק.ד.מ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/להקדים-#.m4a” /] meaning before.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/להקדים-#.m4a” /]הקדמתם!

You guys arrived early!

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