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NH-Unit 8

Binyan Nif’al - Present Tense

As we recall, the infinitive form of Binyan Nif’al usually begins with ?ְל ִה?

and has three syllables and the sound is L'HI...A...E...

In the present tense the first letter ? ל?of the infinitive is omitted and the root
of the verb is preceded by ? ִנ?and the vowels create the sound pattern

NI...A... ?ִנ ְי ָי?

For feminine singular, we add the ending ?ת?

and the sound pattern changes to:

NI...E...ET – ?ִנ ְי ֶׁי ֶׁי ת?

For plural we add the ending ? ים?for masculine and ? ות?for feminine.

Examples: ?ְל ִה ָם ֵםם? ?ֵשם ַה ֹפ ַעל?
?ִנ ְם ָםם? ? ָז ָכר?- ?הֹו ֶׁוה?
* ?ְל ִהּ ָכ ֵנס? ? ְנ ֵק ָבה?- ?הֹו ֶׁוה?
?ִנ ְכ ָנס? ?ִנ ְם ֶׁם ֶׁםת? ? ַר ִבים?- ?הֹו ֶׁוה?
?ִנ ְם ָם ִםים? ? ַרבֹות?- ?הֹו ֶׁוה?
?ִנ ְכ ֶׁנ ֶׁסת? ?ִנ ְם ָםםֹות?
?ִנ ְכ ָנ ִסים?
?ִנ ְכ ָנסֹות?

In Binyan Nif’al we do not have a clear sound connection between the
infinitive form and the present tense.

* It is possible to write either ? ְל ִה ָכ ֵנס?or ? ְל ִהי ָכ ֵנס?and likewise with other

verbs in this group.

Pl. Fem. Pl. Masc. Sing. Fem. Sing. Masc. Infinitive

General Structure ?ל ִה ָם ֵםם ִנ ְם ָםם נ ְם ֶׁם ֶׁםת נ ְם ָם ִםים ִנ ְם ָםםֹות?

Let’s now get to know additional verbs in Binyan Nif'al.

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