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UNIT 1 - Binyan Pa'al, Group 1
General Structure of the Past Tense
The past tense in Hebrew is characterized by adding suffixes to a verb
“kernel”.
The past structure is divided into two charts. This is not the traditional
division, but it will help you remember the past structure a lot more
easily.
The first chart, of the pronouns הם, היא, הואusually* uses one kind of
verb “kernel”.
Pronoun * ֵהן/ ִהיא ֵהם הּוא
Suffix
ּו.... ה.... ....
The second chart, for the pronouns אתם, אנחנו, את, אתה, אניuses a
different verb “kernel”. You can easily remember the suffixes of this
chart, as they fit the end of the pronoun.
Pronoun ֲא ִני ַא ָתה ַא ְת ֲא ַנ ְחנּו ַא ֶתם * ַא ֶתן
Suffix ֶתן.... ֶתם.... נּו.... ְת.... ָת.... ִתי....
As we will see, the **verb "kernel" in the past tense is easily derived
from the infinitive form.
* Feminine pronouns הןand אתןare rarely used in Modern Hebrew and therefore
will not be addressed throughout this book.
** The verb "kernel" in Binyan ָפ ַעלis an exception, and acts a bit
differently, as will be explained in the following pages.
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UNIT 1 - Binyan Pa'al, Group 1
General Structure of the Past Tense
The past tense in Hebrew is characterized by adding suffixes to a verb
“kernel”.
The past structure is divided into two charts. This is not the traditional
division, but it will help you remember the past structure a lot more
easily.
The first chart, of the pronouns הם, היא, הואusually* uses one kind of
verb “kernel”.
Pronoun * ֵהן/ ִהיא ֵהם הּוא
Suffix
ּו.... ה.... ....
The second chart, for the pronouns אתם, אנחנו, את, אתה, אניuses a
different verb “kernel”. You can easily remember the suffixes of this
chart, as they fit the end of the pronoun.
Pronoun ֲא ִני ַא ָתה ַא ְת ֲא ַנ ְחנּו ַא ֶתם * ַא ֶתן
Suffix ֶתן.... ֶתם.... נּו.... ְת.... ָת.... ִתי....
As we will see, the **verb "kernel" in the past tense is easily derived
from the infinitive form.
* Feminine pronouns הןand אתןare rarely used in Modern Hebrew and therefore
will not be addressed throughout this book.
** The verb "kernel" in Binyan ָפ ַעלis an exception, and acts a bit
differently, as will be explained in the following pages.
Copyrighted and owned by Ulpan-Or. Any usage without express permission from Ulpan-Or is prohibited
. העתקה והפצה אסורים, כל שימוש.אור-כל הזכויות שמורות לאולפן
