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

What categories have a Shewa on the last consonant?

Answer 5

All except 3ms, 3fs, 3cp

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

Question 6

What categories have a Shewa on the second syllable?

Answer 6

3fs, 3cp

Question 7

What consonants have a metheg on the first Qamets?

Answer 7

3fs, 3cp

Question 8

What consonants have a Shewa on the first syllable?

Answer 8

2mp, 2fp