Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
19 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
How many genders does Hebrew have?
|
In Hebrew, all nouns are either masculine or feminine
|
|
|
How can you identify feminine singular nouns?
|
3 characteristics often identify femine sigular nouns.
1.They usually end in אָה .2. nouns ending with ה are usually feminine 3. names of cities or countries are almost always feminine |
|
|
What characteristics identify masculine singular nouns?
|
There are no characteristic endings for masculine singular nous. If the noun does not have a femine ending (אׇה or ת) it is probably masculine
|
|
|
How can you know for sure
|
Only by looking it up in a Hebrew dictionary
|
|
|
Do verbs have a gender in Hebrew?
|
In Hebrew, every verb has both a masculine and femine forms
|
|
|
What is the masucline singular form in the perfect tense?
|
אָאַא
|
|
|
What is the feminine singular form in the perfect tense?
|
to create a feminine singular verb in the present tense, the vowels change to אָאְאָ with the addition of ה or אָאְאָה
|
|
|
Is it possible to have subjects and verbs that don't agree in the same sentence in Hebrew?
|
No, in Hebrew, the subject and verb must have the same gender.
|
|
|
How is the Hebrew language built?
|
The Hebrew language is built on a system of roots
|
|
|
What is a root?
|
A Hebrew root is a set of letters, usually three-which express a general idea.
|
|
|
What is added to the root to give it a specific meaning?
|
Vowel patterns and additional letters
|
|
|
Are verbs and roots related?
|
Yes, every very is in Hebrew has a root, generally composed of the three letters
|
|
|
What is the word for and in Hebrew?
|
In Hebrew, and is not a separate word. In Hebrew, and is created by attaching a vav to the beginning of a word
|
|
|
Is there anything different about the way this vav is written?
|
The word and, vav, ordinarily takes the sheva vowel, וְ
|
|
|
Is and written any other way?
|
The vav, and, is sometimes written וּ. It may also appear as וָ,וֵ,וֶ,וַ,וׅ
|
|
|
Do the variations of the word and, וָוֵוֶוַוׅ change the meaning of the vav, and?
|
No, these variations do not change the meaning of the word
|
|
|
in words with the BEGED KEFET laters, does the pronounciation or meaning change?
|
In words containing the BEGED KEFET letters, the pronounciation may change, ,but the meaning does not.
|
|
|
How many forms does the word from take in Hebrew?
|
The word from,מׅז, has two forms. It may be fully spelled as מׅז or it can be attached to a word as ּ + מׅ or as מֵ .
|
|
|
How is the word it written in Hebrew?
|
When referring to masculine nouns, the masculine pronoun הוּא,(ish) he, is used. הׅיא She is used for feminine nouns.
|
