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1
Q

How many genders are there in hebrew?

A

Two: Masculine and Feminine

2
Q

Recite the Basic Noun Forms Paradigm

A
3
Q

How can you distinguish the feminine nouns?

A

The feminine nouns are marked at the end with

ה ָ

or with

ת

(like בָּת)

4
Q

What are some nouns that look masculine but are feminine? (Irregular singular nouns)

A
  1. אֵם (mother)
  2. אֶרֶץ (land, earth)
  3. עִיר (city, town)
  4. יָד (hand)
5
Q

How many numbers are for hebrew nouns?

A
  1. Singular
  2. Plural
  3. Dual
6
Q

How are masculine plural nouns usually marked?

A

By the ending:

7
Q

How are feminine plural nouns usually marked?

A

By the ending:

8
Q

What are the irregular plural nouns?

A
  1. Masculine nouns with feminine endings: אָבוֹת (fathers, from אָב, father)
  2. Feminine nouns with masculine endings: עָרִים (cities, from עִיר, city)
9
Q

To what do we use the dual nouns?

A

To refer to two things (not one or three)

10
Q

How are nouns in the dual marked?

A
11
Q

The use of the dual is mostly limited to:

A
  1. Nouns that come in natural pairs
  2. Certain expressions of time
12
Q

הוּא

A

he, it

13
Q

הִיא

A

she, it

14
Q

אַתָּה

A

you (masc. sing.)

15
Q

אַתְּ

A

you (fem. sing.)

  • A sheva under a final ת is silent.
16
Q

אֲנִי / אָנֹכִי

A

I

(interchangeable)

17
Q

הֵם / הֵמָּה

A

they (masc.)

18
Q

הֵנָּה

A

they (fem.)

19
Q

אַתֶּם

A

you (masc. pl.)

20
Q

אַתֵּן / אַתֵּנָה

A

you (fem. pl.)

  • These forms occur only 4 times and 1 time, respectively.
21
Q

אֲנַחְנוּ

A

we