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UNIT 3 - Binyan Pa'al, Group 3

2. Condition / Situation

In this case the verb ‫ ִל ְהיֹות‬is conjugated according to the object / person.

Present Past ‫ָע ָבר‬ ‫הֶֹוה‬

You are a You were a .‫ָה ִיי ָת מנ ֵהל‬ .‫אתה מנ ֵהל‬
manager. manager.
He is a tourist. He was a tourist. ‫הּוא ָה ָיה‬ .‫הּוא תּיר‬
.‫תּיר‬
We are young. We were young. ‫ָה ִיינּו‬ ‫אנחנּו צעירים‬
.)young(
.‫צעירים‬

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3. Presence - "There is" = ‫ֵיׁש‬

Singular - the verb ‫ ִל ְהיֹות‬is conjugated according to the object / person.

Present Past ‫ָע ָבר‬ ‫הֶֹוה‬

There is a window There was a window ‫ָה ָיה חּלֹון‬ .‫ֵיש חּלֹון בחדר‬
in the room. in the room. .‫בחדר‬
There is a party at There was a party at .‫ֵיש מסבה בבית‬
home. home. ‫ָה ְי ָתה מסבה‬
.‫בבית‬

Plural - the verb ‫ ִל ְהיֹות‬remains in past plural ‫ ָהיּו‬.

Present Past ‫ָע ָבר‬ ‫הֶֹוה‬

There are good There were good ‫ָהיּו אנשים‬ ‫ֵיש אנשים טֹובים‬
people at work. people at work. .‫טֹובים בעבֹודה‬ .‫בעבֹודה‬
There are nice There were nice
pictures in the pictures in the ‫ָהיּו תמּונֹות‬ ‫ֵיש תמּונֹות יפֹות‬
album. album. .‫יפֹות באלבֹום‬ .‫באלבֹום‬

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