Modern Hebrew: An Essential Grammar

74 Ðñ of possessionExercises1 Rub your eyes. 2 Shut your mouth. 3 Shake your head. 4 Shake myhand. 5 Hold my arm. 6 Pull her hair. 7 Raise your hand. 8 Stretchyour legs. 9 Cut your nails. 10 Cut Meir’s hair. 11 Wipe his chin.12 Fold your arms. 13 Touch the baby’s forehead.75–6 CONSTRUCT NOUNS – VOWEL CHANGES75 Construct segolates1 The tribes of Israel 2 The tombs of kings 3 Store owners 4 Foodcolors 5 Army tents 6 The flag of Israel 7 Car parts 8 Men’s clothes9 Shabbat shoes 10 Shabbat Eves 11 Emergency teams 12 Art books13 A science book76 Some other vowel changes in constructsTranslate aloud:1 The army of Jordan 2 Student dorms 3 Place of birth 4 Jet plane5 The peace of the world 6 Evening newspaper 7 Passenger plane 8 Busticket 9 Place of work 10 Orange grove 11 Egged driver 12 Turkeymeat 13 Chicken soupand also:1 The Likud party 2 Pine trees 3 The government of Syria 4 The Baathparty 5 The Cohen family 6 The paratroop corps 7 Fig trees 8 Abirthday greeting 9 The last names of the students 10 The Chief ofStaff’s statementForm the construct of these words: ‘donation’, ‘layers’, ‘souls’, ‘bomb’, ‘bombs’, ‘soul’, ‘companies’ (behaves like )77 Double possessives: íÖþÖN ñÓL íÖ³ Ña1 The doctors’ strike 2 An engineer’s salary 3 The dentist’s bill 4 Anurse’s work 5 A teacher’s living 6 The manager’s payslip 7 Avraham’sexpenses 8 The workers’ demands 9 The management’s offer 10 Thepresident’s vacation207