Ch. 32: Pual Strong

Question 1

32.1 What are the most significant diagnostic features of the Pual?

Answer 1

1. VS under Imperfect and Participle preformatives
2. Initial Vowel on stem: Qibbuts
3. Daghesh Forte in second root consonant

Question 2

32.2 What are the meanings of the Pual?

Answer 2

1. Passive intensive action (instead “he smashed” “he was smashed”
2. Factitive (intransitive to transitive)
3. Denominative (noun/adj to verb)
4. Iterative (repeated action)

Question 3

32.4 What are the characteristics of the Pual Perfect?

Answer 3

1. Initial Vowel on stem: Qibbuts
2. Daghesh Forte in second root consonant
3. Pathach Stem vowel (except normal VS on 3fs, 3cp)

Question 4

32.4 What is the diagnostic form of the Pual Perfect?

Answer 4

קֻטַּל

only Qibbuts and Dagesh are diagnostic

Question 5

32.6 What are the characteristics of the Pual Imperfect?

Answer 5

1. VS under Imperfect preformatives
2. Initial Vowel on stem: Qibbuts
3. Daghesh Forte in second root consonant
4. Pathach Stem vowel (except normal VS on 2fs, 3mp, 2mp)

Question 6

32.6 What is the diagnostic form of the Pual Imperfect?

Answer 6

יְקֻטַּל

only VS, Qibbuts and Dagesh are diagnostic

Question 7

32.8 What are the characteristics of the Pual Participle?

Answer 7

1. מְ preformative
2. Initial Vowel on stem: Qibbuts
3. Daghesh Forte in second root consonant
4. Qamets Stem vowel (except Segholate fs)

Question 8

32.8 What is the diagnostic form of the Pual Participle?

Answer 8

מְקֻטָּל

only Mem, VS, Qibbuts and Dagesh are diagnostic

Question 9

32.11 What is a conjunctive Dagesh? And when does it appear?

Answer 9

1. Dagesh Forte in an initial consonant that is connected to a previous word
2. Takes place often with unaccented Qamets Hey or Seghol Hey and following word begins with accented syllable
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