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Modern Hebrew: An Essential Grammar

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Level TwoFor most other adjectives, take the plural stem. This is often differentfrom the singular, thus the plural stem of ‘fat’ is (recall 8(c): vs. ). Then add : fat quick efficient fatness speed efficiency<strong>An</strong>d where the adjective has for its last vowel, the noun will have instead: wet moderate wetness moderationA few adjectives require other patterns. One important one is the segolatepattern for measurement nouns: big Similarly‘thickness’, size ‘depth’, ‘length’, ‘width’, ‘height’, ‘worth’, ‘load’.66 The noun patterns ñÖ¼Ôt and öÖñ¼ÔtThe noun pattern PA’AL ( ), with a hard middle , , , commonlydenotes someone doing a particular job. It is often based on verbs andsometimes even on nouns:116 reporter ( write) pilot ( fly) cook ( tailor ( thread) soldier ( corps) slaughter)

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