{"id":977,"date":"2020-06-21T22:29:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T19:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehebrewcafe.com\/main\/?p=977"},"modified":"2020-07-02T01:02:46","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T22:02:46","slug":"the-verb-pattern-%d7%a4%d6%bc%d6%b8%d7%a2%d6%b7%d7%9c-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehebrewcafe.com\/main\/2020\/06\/the-verb-pattern-%d7%a4%d6%bc%d6%b8%d7%a2%d6%b7%d7%9c-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"the verb pattern \u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc (part I)"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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As we have seen in the introductory article the \u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc<\/span> is the “basic” verb pattern in Hebrew. However , this does not mean that the \u05e4\u05b8\u05bc\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc<\/span> is simple. In order to cover the main regularities and irregularities of this pattern, I have decided to split the explanations for \u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc<\/span> in two articles to enhance clarity.<\/p>\r\n

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The most common form of \u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc<\/span><\/h2>\r\n
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  • The infinitive<\/strong>: the most common form of the \u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc<\/span> infinitive is<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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    \u05dc\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05d5\u05dc<\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    Please notice the \u05d5<\/span> between the second and the third letter of the root. This is the main characteristic of verbs in the \u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc<\/span> pattern.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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    • The present<\/strong>: the present tense in Hebrew has only 4 distinguishable conjugations (feminine and masculine; singular and plural):<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

      example<\/strong>: \u05dc\u05b4\u05db\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1<\/span> – to write<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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       <\/td>\r\nsingular<\/td>\r\nplural<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
      masculine<\/td>\r\n\u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9<\/span>\u05ea\u05b5\u05d1<\/span><\/td>\r\n\u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9<\/span>\u05ea\u05b0\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span> <\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
      feminine<\/td>\r\n\u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9<\/span>\u05ea\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05ea<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n\u05db\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9<\/span>\u05ea\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

      Please notice that the \u05d5<\/span> that is present in the infinitive is also present in the conjugations of the present tense.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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      • The masculine singular<\/strong> has the \u05d5<\/span><\/span> between the first and the second letter of the root and no suffix<\/li>\r\n
      • The feminine singular<\/strong>, besides the \u05d5<\/strong> <\/span>, has a \u05ea<\/span><\/span> as a suffix<\/li>\r\n
      • The masculine plural <\/strong>has the ending \u05d9\u05dd<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n
      • The feminine plural<\/strong> has the ending \u05d5\u05ea<\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

        These endings\/suffixes are the same for all <\/strong>the \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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        • the past:<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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          \u05d0\u05e0\u05d9<\/span><\/td>\r\n\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
          \u05d0\u05ea\u05d4<\/span><\/td>\r\n\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
          \u05d0\u05ea<\/span><\/td>\r\n\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
          \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0<\/span><\/td>\r\n\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05d1<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
          \u05d4\u05d9\u05d0<\/span><\/td>\r\n\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
          \u05d0\u05e0\u05d7\u05e0\u05d5<\/span><\/td>\r\n\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
          \u05d0\u05ea\u05dd<\/span><\/td>\r\n\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05ea\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05dd<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
          \u05d0\u05ea\u05df<\/span><\/td>\r\n\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05ea\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05df<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
          \u05d4\u05dd\/\u05d4\u05df<\/span><\/td>\r\n\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n