Ch. 8: Pronouns

Question 1

What is the word order when a personal pronoun is used in a verbless clause?

Answer 1

The pronoun may precede or follow the noun or adjective (as with the predicative use of the adjective [7.5.2])

Question 2

What if a personal pronoun is used with a noun, but there are no verbs?

Answer 2

A form of ‘to be’ must be supplied

Question 3

What are the two uses of the demonstrative pronoun?

Answer 3

1. Pronoun (‘this is the man’)

2. Adjective (‘this man’)

Question 4

What is the structure of an adjectival demonstrative?

Answer 4

1. It will follow the noun it is modifying
2. It will agree the noun in gender, number, and definiteness
   (similar to the adjectives [7.5.1])

Question 5

If an adjective is used along side an adjectival demonstrative what will be the structure?

Answer 5

noun, adjective, demonstrative (from right to left)

הָאִישׁ הַטּוֹב הַזֶּה (this good man)

Question 6

What is the structure of a pronominal demonstrative?

Answer 6

1. It will precede the noun it is modifying
2. It will agree with the noun in gender and number
3. It will not agree in definiteness (just like the predicative use of the adjective [7.5.2])

Question 7

What are the forms that מָה can take and when do they usually appear?

Answer 7

(מָה) when a guttural follows (compensatory lengthening)
(ּ מַה) most consonants (note the Daghesh Forte)
(מֶה) when the following word begins with עָ הָ חָ
[This pattern follows the article; also there are numerous exceptions]

Question 8

What is the interrogative particle?

Answer 8

(הֲ)
The interrogative particle is another way Hebrew asks a questions, by prefixing it to the first word of the interrogative clause (those that ask a question).

Question 9

What are the three forms for the interrogative particle, and in what cases will you see these forms?

Answer 9

1. the usual/most common spelling. (הֲ)
2. before most gutturals and consonants with Shewa. (הַ)
3. before gutturals with Qamets (e.g. אָ) (הֶ)

Question 10

What part of speech does the interrogative particle typically prefix to? And why is this helpful?

Answer 10

1. verbs

2. Since this can look similar to the article.

Question 11

What are the three ways to tell the difference between the interrogative particle (הֲ) and the article?

Answer 11

1. There typically is not a Daghesh Forte
2. Typically prefixed to a verb or another particle
3. The spelling הֲ is not one of the spellings for the article

Question 12

What type of personal pronouns and demonstratives have הא as the two main consonants?

Answer 12

1. 3rd person singular pronouns
2. far demonstratives, singular
   (הוּא) he/it (3ms); that (ms)
   (הִיא/הִוא) she/it (3fs); that (fs)

Question 13

What type of personal pronouns have אַתּ as the first syllable?

Answer 13

2nd person singular and plural
(אַתָּה) you (2ms)
(אַתְּ) you (2fs)
(אַתֶּם) you (2mp)
(אַתֶּ֫נָה)you (2fp)

Question 14

What type of personal pronouns and demonstratives begin with הֵ?

Answer 14

1. 3rd person plural
2. far demonstrative, plural
   (הֵן ,הֵ֫נָּה) they (3fp); those (fp)
   ( הֵמָּה ,הֵם) they (3mp); those (mp)

Question 15

What type of personal pronouns have אנ as the first two consonants?

Answer 15

1st person singular and plural
(אֲנִי) I (1cs)
(אֳנַ֫חְנוּ) we (1cp)

Question 16

What happens when the proximate demonstrative is repeated?

Answer 16

It acquires a correlative meaning
זֶה .... זֶה
"the one... the other"
אֵ֫לֶּה....אֵ֫לֶּה
some.... others