22: Pronoun Suffixes on Prepositions Flashcards
How are the pronouns suffixes added to propositions different than those added to nouns?
In no way.
The pronoun suffixes added to prepositions are the same as those added to nouns.
What are some characteristics of prepositions?
Prepositions are neither singular nor plural,
- but some prepositions take the suffixes added to singular nouns and others take the suffixes added to plural nouns.
What is the form of Prepositions Taking the Suffixes Added to Singular Nouns?
What are other prepositions that take the suffixes added to singular nouns paradigm?
What is the form of Prepositions Taking the Suffixes Added to Plural Nouns?
What are other prepositions taking the suffixes added to plural nouns” paradigm?
What happens when the preposition מִן is written twice?
It results in מִמֶּנ as the base form.
What is the form of “The Preposition מִן with Suffixes”?
What is the form of the preposition כְּ with Suffixes?
- In addition to the regular form כְּ there is an expanded form כָּמוֹ. This expanded form is the base form for most forms with a suffix.
אוֹתוֹ
3ms, “him”
אוֹתָהּ
3fs, “her”
אוֹתְךָ
2ms, “you”
אוֹתָךְ
2fs, “you”
אוֹתִי
1cs, “me”
אוֹתָם
3mp, “them”
אוֹתָן
3fp, “them”
אֶתְכֶם
2mp, “you”
- 2fp does not appear in the Bible.
אוֹתָנוּ
1cp, “us”
What is the form of the Direct Object Marker ( ֿ אֵת/ אֶת) with Suffixes?
- When a pronoun is the direct object of a verb, the suffixes can be added to the direct object marker
- Except in the 2mp, the first vowel is cholem-vav
Mention some examples of the Direct Object Marker with the Suffixes
What is the characteristic of Resumptive Pronouns on Prepositions?
- In Hebrew, the preposition is placed at the end of the clause and a pronoun (that agrees with the noun being modified) is placed on the preposition.
- This pronoun is called “resumptive” because it resumes or picks up again the noun being modified.
Mention examples of Resumptive Pronouns
אֵין
there is/are not
יֵשׁ
there is/are
