Ch. 15: Qal Imperfect (paradigm hints)

Question 1

What is the lexical form of the Qal Imperfect 3ms

Answer 1

יִקְטֹל (he will kill)

Question 2

Determining the stem vowel: the suffix is only a vowel letter

Answer 2

Then the stem vowel will be a Shewa

Question 3

Determining the stem vowel: the suffix is not only a vowel letter (or no suffix)

Answer 3

Then the stem vowel will be a holem

Question 4

What does the imperfect do differently than the perfect in the 3rd person plural?

Answer 4

The imperfect has both genders in 3rd pl

Question 5

In the Qal strong verb, all preformative consonants have what vowel? (what is the exception)?

Answer 5

1. Hireq (plus consonant תּ י נ)

2. 1cs (אֶ)

Question 6

What are the diagnostics of the Qal Imperfect?

Answer 6

יִבבֹב (the Hireq, and Holem as stem vowel)

Question 7

An initial begadkephat letter will usually have what?

Answer 7

A Lene (and hence that is why the preformative does in this paradigm)

Question 8

What can happen with the 3mp and 2mp (about 320 times)?

Answer 8

1. Can be written with a final Nun
2. It may also cause the Shureq to be spelled defectively (turning to a Qibbuts)
   תִּקְטְלוּן
   תִּקְטְלֻן

Question 9

What happens to the initial Qamets in the Lexical form in the Qal imperfect?

Answer 9

It becomes a SS in every case

Question 10

What forms get a SS on the very last consonant, before the sufformative?

Answer 10

3fp, 2fp (because the consonant closes out the syllable before the sufformative)
תּקְטֹ֫לְנָה