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Modern Hebrew: An Essential Grammar

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Level TwoBut there are two kinds of exception:1 In PA’AL present and past, middle , , are soft, while in the futureand infinitive they are best classified as hard, though colloquially inmany verbs middle and are kept soft throughout:PA’AL Present Future but PastInfinitive but 2 In NIF’AL present and past, middle , , are hard, while in thefuture and infinitive they are soft:NIF’AL Present Past Future Infinitive c Always softWhen a suffix is added to a verb, it does not affect finalremain soft. For example, ‘go’: , , . , , . They53 Four-consonant rootsMany verbs and their corresponding action nouns are formed with rootsof four or even five consonants, but only in three (related) binyanim:PI’EL, PU’AL and HITPA’EL. Examples:92 rub miss get confused get electrocuted waste duplicate earn a living

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