Modern Hebrew: An Essential Grammar

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Adjectives ending inLike nouns (7(a)), adjectives ending in drop this before adding . (See 50 for similar behavior by ' verbs.) ,Thefeminineand plural ofadjectivesExample: ‘attractive’Fem. sing.Masc. pl.Fem. pl. Further examples: beautiful dark honest strangec Adjectives of the type ‘large’, ‘small’In many adjectives, the first vowel is a and many of these belong to the - type, i.e. (like nouns of the type ) they drop their a whenadding endings (the ‘third-from-the-end rule’):When a vowel a becomes third vowel from the end (thanks to thepresence of an ending), many adjectives omit it.Thus:Examples: ‘large’, ‘small’Fem. sing. (gdola) (ktana)Masc. pl. (gdolim) (ktanim)Fem. pl. (gdolot) (ktanot)15
Level OneFurther examples: right pleasant closed straight black obviousHowever, just as with nouns, many adjectives are exceptions to this ruleand belong under 8(a):. Examples: , , , polite strong huge fair wise ancientJust as with nouns (7(b)), there are two main reasons for this:1 Either they begin with one of the four letters , , , (‘guttural’letters) which for ancient phonetic reasons do not allow the vowel tobe dropped;2 or (very occasionally) the a has the vowel point rather than . Thesehave to be learned as you go along or you should consult a dictionary.9 Noun + adjective phrases, e.g. öÖ¬Öš ðÓñÓ ‘small boy’For ‘small boy’, ‘wet dog’ and other phrases composed of adjective +noun, <strong>Hebrew</strong> put the noun first: small boy a wet dogTo distinguish these from whole sentences (‘dogs are wet’), <strong>Hebrew</strong> tendsto insert the particle of being , etc.:16 Dogs are wet
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Page 6 and 7: ContentsPrefaceGlossaryHebrew gramm
Page 8 and 9: 20 The present tense 35(a) Form of
Page 11 and 12: Contents ‘grow’ 10458 PA’AL
Page 13 and 14: Contents91-6 Adverbials91 Adverbs o
Page 15 and 16: PrefaceThus the exercises in this b
Page 17 and 18: GlossaryxviAction nouns indicate an
Page 19: GlossaryPrefixes are bits prefixed
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Page 25 and 26: Level OneFem. sing. Our Sara is t
Page 27 and 28: Level OneThe feminine plural pronou
Page 29 and 30: Level OneThere are some exceptions:
Page 31 and 32: Level OneWhen the vowel a becomes t
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Page 35: Level OneExample: ‘good’Fem. s
Page 39 and 40: Level OneA few quantity words follo
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Page 43 and 44: Level OneMasc. sing.Fem. sing.Masc.
Page 45 and 46: Level OneMasculine numerals 1-10 '
Page 47 and 48: Level One1 For ‘21, 31’, etc.
Page 49 and 50: Level Onec Adjectives without their
Page 51 and 52: Level OneThe full list is as follow
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Page 55 and 56: Level One19 The past tensea Form of
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Page 63 and 64: Level OneThere is a variety of such
Page 65 and 66: Level One6 For an ADJECTIVE there i
Page 67 and 68: Level OneNotes:1 The suffixes consi
Page 69 and 70: Level OneNote: The traditional name
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Page 73 and 74: Level OnePresent The vowel in
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Page 77 and 78: Level OneNotes:1 Some omit the lett
Page 79 and 80: Level OnePU’AL, like the other pa
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Page 83 and 84: Level Onea Preposition + suffix: ,
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Level OneAdjustment (b)If the next
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Level One37L Ñ ‘there is, there
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Level One39 Questionsa Questions of
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Level OneBy contrast,rather than a
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Level OneIn fact, Hebrew commonly h
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Level One48 Adverbial clauses: Ìk
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Level OneFor hypothetical ‘like
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50-9 SPECIAL ROOT-TYPES ' rootsMany
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2 In most cases where there is no s
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Future , , , , , ,Roots with
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* This particular form needs no adj
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4 A peculiar adjustment, more commo
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a Usually soft , , directly followi
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Most such roots repeat the same two
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For example, ‘sit’: ' rootsPa
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Further examples:Maverickverbs
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5 ‘walk up to’, another law u
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has the infinitive infinitive for
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a verbs verbs behave just like oth
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Future , , , , , , ,Infinitive
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59 A minor binyan: the PO’EL and
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Examples:More pluralsof nouns ears
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Many nouns ending in take the end
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e i and a i apply to some twenty
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" action nouns (recall 50) insert
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The noun pattern PA’ALAN (verbs o
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4 : commonly denotes a location
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13 The suffix : simply an object
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law (cf. legislate) garden (cf.
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Where the noun ends in , this may o
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(a)(b)(c) ‘legible’ ( ‘rea
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Similarly, many adjectives of the
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With singular nounsWe first illustr
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1 To describe someone’s or someth
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a The / type (initial )Constructseg
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1 Construct of : : Similarl
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, , , , , , , , ,Definitenum
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80 Ordinals: ‘first, second, thir
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does not mean ‘I was getting up (
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83 The object suffix:Òî³ Òîò
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A third phenomenon, involving many
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d ‘the more that . . ., the more
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(1a)(1b) automatically (in a
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94ó ÒîÔí ,íÖòÖL Ôí ‘to
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98 Where to position ó Ôè and š
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But used by themselves, the negativ
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102 Wishes and requests‘Either .
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This amounts to saying ‘the man t
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a Inverting subject and verb1 Where
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? , This cab, who ordered it?
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Exercises
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Exercises4 The definite article1 Th
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Exercises7e Feminine denoting peopl
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Exercises13c Particles of being1 Ra
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Exercises16d Numerals without their
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Exercises21 The future tense21a For
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Exercises26 Two-syllable and one-sy
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Exercises7 Ariela, ask to hear the
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Exercises31 Binyan HUF’AL1 Using
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Exercises35 Preposition + suffix35a
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Exercises35e Preposition + suffix:
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Exercises43 Adverbs of time and pla
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Exercises4 It is possible that they
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Exercises2 and: ‘he decided’,
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Exercises53 Four-consonant rootsUsi
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Exercises56d ,1 He had to go to a
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Exercisesand the future tense:. . .
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Exercises65 Nouns from adjectivesFo
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Exercises9 On what words are the fo
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Exercises73 The construct as a poss
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Exercises78 Preposition + suffix:Ò
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Exercises87-90 COMPARATIVES87 Compa
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Exercises95í Ö of destination, e.
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Exercises102 Wishes and requests1 I
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Exercises106b Starting with the obj
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about (= concerning) about (= appr
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abybaby carriagebaby girlbaby sitte
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ainwavebreadto breakto break out (w
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in chargecharityChavaChayacheapchec
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court (of law)courtyardcousincowcra
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DovdownstairsDrdrag noundressdresse
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to fall in love withfamilyfantastic
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a fruitfunfurniture() Vocabularyf
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(for) heaven’s sake heavy Hebre
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invalidto inviteironto ironironingI
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(at) leastto leave (= quit)to leave
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to meanmeaningmeanwhilemeatmeatymed
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newsnewspaper(the) nextnext tonicen
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parentspark nounto park intrans.par
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prayer-bookprayer-shawlto preferpre
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ight (opp. of left)to be rightright
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sheetshelfshelterShimonshirtshivaSh
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sourSouthsouthernsparklingto speaks
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to talk totalltank (weapon)tape-rec
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traffic-lighttraytreatmenttreetribe
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weirdwellwell done!Westernwetwhat?w
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Key to exercises
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Key toexercises6 , , , ,
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Key toexercises11? 5 4 3 2 ?
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Key toexercises15 3 . 2 . 1
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Key toexercises38 2 . 1 4 ?
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Key toexercises48? 2 . , 1
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Key toexercises67 , , , , 1 , , , ,
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Key toexercises73 2 . 1. 4
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Key toexercises91. , 2 .
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Key toexercises100 3 ? . 2 .
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