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Hebrew Verb, Patterns of Present Tense Conjugation
Hebrew Verb, Patterns of Present Tense Conjugation
Root (regular) consists of three consonants (X X X), for example ד. מ.ל/ study, learn.
לֹומד
ֵ XXוX
לֹומ ֶדת
ֶ תXXוX
לֹומ ִדים
ְ יםXXוX
לֹומדֹות
ְ ותXXוX
Root with three consonants (X וX), (X יX) only two of them you see in the present tense, for
example the root ר. ו.ג/bo, leva; to live (in).
גָר XX
ג ָָרה הXX
ג ִָרים יםXX
גָרֹות ותXX
רֹוצֶ ה הXוX
רֹוצָ ה הXוX
רֹוצֹות ותXוX
Infinitivform: ֹותXX ִל to want (to have) / att vilja (ha) / ִלרצֹות
Piel
Root with three consonants (X X X), for example, the root ר. ב.ד/ tala, speak
ְמדבֵ ר XXXמ
Root with three cononants (X X X), for example נ. מ.ז/bjuda in, beställa; order; invite.
?מה אתם מזמינים/ Vad beställer ni? /What are you ordering?
Hitpael
Root with three consonants (X X X), for example the root ב. ת.כ/skriva till varandra / write to
each other (compare the same root in the binjan paal, that is to write / skriva)
?עם מי אתה מתכתב/Med vem brevväxlar du? /With whom are you corresponding (writing)
Infinitivform: XXX ְל ִה ְתto corespond by means of writing; att brevväxla / ְל ִה ְתכ ֵתב
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