Ch. 13: Qal Perfect (Paradigm hints)

Question 1

What does the Qal Perfect want its vowels to be?

Answer 1

בָבַבְ

Question 2

What sufformatives start with a vowel? And what does this do to the vowels on the Qal Perfect?

Answer 2

1. 3fs and 3cp
2. the stem vowel is squeezed out and the Shewa moves up
   קָֽטְלָה
   קָֽטְלוּ

Question 3

What sufformatives have a CV pattern? And what does this do to the vowels on the Qal Perfect?

Answer 3

1. 2ms, 1cs, 1cp
2. the accent moves to the stem vowel
   כָטַ֫לְתָּ
   קָטַ֫לְתִּי
   קָטַ֫לְנוּ

Question 4

What sufformatives have a CVC pattern? And what does this do to the vowels on the Qal Perfect?

Answer 4

1. 2mp, 2fp
2. the first vowel reduces to vocal Shewa
   קְטַלְתֶּם
   קְטַלְתֶּן

Question 5

Are there similarities between the perfect sufformative and pronominal suffix for the 3ms?

Answer 5

no
וֹ for pronominal suffix
nothing for the perfect sufformative

Question 6

Are there similarities between the perfect sufformative and pronominal suffix for the 3fs?

Answer 6

Same except Mappiq
ָ הּ for pronominal suffix
ָ ה for the perfect sufformative

Question 7

Are there similarities between the perfect sufformative and pronominal suffix for the 2ms?

Answer 7

תּ < ך
ךָ for pronominal suffix
תָּ for the perfect sufformative

Question 8

Are there similarities between the perfect sufformative and pronominal suffix for the 2fs?

Answer 8

תּ < ך
ךְ for pronominal suffix
תְּ for the perfect sufformative

Question 9

Are there similarities between the perfect sufformative and pronominal suffix for the 1cs?

Answer 9

Both have Hireq Yod
ִ י for pronominal suffix
תִּי for the perfect sufformative

Question 10

Are there similarities between the perfect sufformative and pronominal suffix for the 3mp?

Answer 10

no
הֶם for pronominal suffix
וּ for the perfect sufformative

Question 11

Are there similarities between the perfect sufformative and pronominal suffix for the 3fp?

Answer 11

no
הֶן for pronominal suffix
וּ for the perfect sufformative

Question 12

Are there similarities between the perfect sufformative and pronominal suffix for the 2mp?

Answer 12

תּ < כ
both have ֶ ם
כֶם for pronominal suffix
תֶּם for the perfect sufformative

Question 13

Are there similarities between the perfect sufformative and pronominal suffix for the 2fp?

Answer 13

תּ < כ
both have ֶ ן
כֶן for pronominal suffix
תֶּן for the perfect sufformative

Question 14

Are there similarities between the perfect sufformative and pronominal suffix for the 1cp?

Answer 14

same

נוּ

Question 15

What categories have an accent o the second syllable?

Answer 15

1cs, 2ms, 1cp

Question 16

What categories have a Shewa on the last consonant?

Answer 16

All except 3ms, 3fs, 3cp

The ones that either have sufformatives that start with a vowel or don’t have any ending

Question 17

What categories have a Shewa on the second syllable?

Answer 17

3fs, 3cp

Question 18

What consonants have a metheg on the first Qamets?

Answer 18

3fs, 3cp

Question 19

What consonants have a Shewa on the first syllable?

Answer 19

2mp, 2fp