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1
Q

What are the four basic patterns of adjectival inflection with the addition of endings?

A
  1. No change
  2. Propretonic reduction
  3. ה ֶ endings
  4. Geminate Adjectives
2
Q

What happens to masculine adjectives that end with ה ֶ endings?

A

These endings often drop off

For example: (קָשִׁים) < (קָשֶׁה)

3
Q

What happens to Geminate adjectives?

A

These will take the Daghesh Forte in the second consonant (though some Geminates have a guttural as the second consonant

4
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What happens if the second consonant of a Geminate word is a guttural?

A
  1. It rejects the Daghesh Forte
  2. It causes compensatory lengthening in the first vowel
    For example: (רָעִים) < (רַע)
5
Q

What is the word order for attributive adjectives?

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Attributive adjectives follow the noun they are modifying.

6
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How does Hebrew indicate a predicative adjective?

A
  1. It will agree with its noun in gender and number, but not definiteness (the predicative adjective never takes the definite article; proper nouns may appear also as anarthrous)
  2. It may precede or follow
7
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What is the adjectival directional ending?

A
  1. Qamets He (e.g. בָּה), which may be added to end of word to express idea of motion toward someone/something.
  2. Always unaccented
  3. translated “to” or “toward”. (Equivalent to the preposition [ֶֶאֶל־])
8
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What is the mater He?

A

It is the He that is not part of the root and has been added. For example Seghol He.