Ch 14 Futato - Qal Perfect and Imperfect: Weak Roots Flashcards
What are the two types of verb roots?
strong
weak
Which type of verb root varies from the standard paradigm?
weak roots - they are “irregular”
In what two ways are weak roots designated?
location of the weakness (which root letter)
the nature of the weakness
What does “II Gutteral verb” tell us?
The nature of the weakness is that there is a gutteral causing a change from the normal paradigm, and the Roman numeral identifies it as being in the 2nd root position.
What does “III Alef verb” tell us?
The nature of the weakness is that there is an alef causing a change from the normal paradigm, and the Roman numeral identifies it as being in the 3rd root position.
When a gutteral is in the 1st root position, instead of changing to a sheva when an afformative is added, what does the gutteral’s vowel change to?
It will change to a complex sheva, either:
In what three ways does the qal imperfect of a I Gutteral vary from the standard paradigm?
- sheva under 1st letter replaced with khatef-patakh or khatef-segol
- vowel under prefix will match the short vowel of the complex sheva
- in only the 2fs, 3mp, and 2mp, the first sheva becomes patakh (instead of a complex sheva)
Why do we study III-Alef verbs
separately from III-Gut verbs?
When a verb root ends in alef, the alef closes a syllable, and the alef is silent, so it differs from what happens with other gutterals. For example, in the qal perfect:
- there is no sheva written under the alef
- the expected patakh preceding it lengthens to qamets
- when afformatives beginning with tav are added, the tav is preceeded by a vowel (since the alef is silent), so the weak dagesh is lost from the tav.
What is the theme vowel in the Qal imperfect for III-Alef verbs?
Since Alef is a gutteral, the theme vowel is “a” class.
(NOT holem)
How do III-Alef verbs vary from the qal-imperfect standard paradigm?
- theme vowel is “a” class
- compensatory lengthening of theme vowel to qamets before the silent alef
- exception: in the 3fp and 2fp (with afformative nun-qamets-he), instead of a patakh that changes to qamets, the 2nd root vowel gets a segol
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you all (f) stood
I-Gutteral perfect
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you all (m) stood
I-Gutteral perfect
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he will stand
I-Gutteral imperfect
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she will stand OR
you (ms) will stand
I-Gutteral imperfect
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you (fs) will stand
I-Gutteral imperfect
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I will stand
I-Gutteral imperfect
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they (m) will stand
I-Gutteral imperfect
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they will stand OR
you all will stand
(both femine)
I-Gutteral imperfect