Ch. 7: Adjectives

Question 1

What are the four basic patterns of adjectival inflection with the addition of endings?

Answer 1

1. No change
2. Propretonic reduction
3. ה ֶ endings
4. Geminate Adjectives

Question 2

What happens to masculine adjectives that end with ה ֶ endings?

Answer 2

These endings often drop off

For example: (קָשִׁים) < (קָשֶׁה)

Question 3

What happens to Geminate adjectives?

Answer 3

These will take the Daghesh Forte in the second consonant (though some Geminates have a guttural as the second consonant

Question 4

What happens if the second consonant of a Geminate word is a guttural?

Answer 4

1. It rejects the Daghesh Forte
2. It causes compensatory lengthening in the first vowel
   For example: (רָעִים) < (רַע)

Question 5

What is the word order for attributive adjectives?

Answer 5

Attributive adjectives follow the noun they are modifying.

Question 6

How does Hebrew indicate a predicative adjective?

Answer 6

1. It will agree with its noun in gender and number, but not definiteness (the predicative adjective never takes the definite article; proper nouns may appear also as anarthrous)
2. It may precede or follow

Question 7

What is the adjectival directional ending?

Answer 7

1. Qamets He (e.g. בָּה), which may be added to end of word to express idea of motion toward someone/something.
2. Always unaccented
3. translated “to” or “toward”. (Equivalent to the preposition [ֶֶאֶל־])

Question 8

What is the mater He?

Answer 8

It is the He that is not part of the root and has been added. For example Seghol He.