Ch. 9: Pronominal Suffixes

Question 1

Memory aid for pronominal suffixes:

a י indicates? (generally speaking)

Answer 1

Type 2 suffix
a plural word that the suffix is attached to
(the only exception is 1cs in type 1 takes a Yireq Yod)

Question 2

Memory aid for pronominal suffixes:

a ם indicates?

Answer 2

mp, 2nd or 3rd person

Question 3

Memory aid for pronominal suffixes:

a ן indicates?

Answer 3

fp, 2nd or 3rd person

Question 4

Memory aid for pronominal suffixes:

an ה indicates?

Answer 4

3rd person

though sometimes this is missing in the plural

Question 5

Memory aid for pronominal suffixes:

a כ/ך indicates?

Answer 5

2nd person

Question 6

Memory aid for pronominal suffixes:

a נוּ indicates?

Answer 6

1cp

Question 7

Memory aid for pronominal suffixes:

a ךְ indicates?

Answer 7

2nd fs

Question 8

Memory aid for pronominal suffixes:

a ךָ indicates?

Answer 8

2nd ms

Question 9

Memory aid for pronominal suffixes:

a Hireq Yod indicates?

Answer 9

1. 1st cs (in the type 1 category)
2. Some singular (only) monosyllabic nouns add Hireq Yod before a pronominal suffix (note that the type 2 suffixes never take the Hireq Yod)

Question 10

How do possessive and objective pronouns appear?

Answer 10

They appear as suffixes on nouns, propositions, and the definite direct object marker.
(For this reason they are called pronominal sufffixes).

Question 11

How are pronominal suffixes translated when appearing on nouns?

Answer 11

They are possessive

‘His book’, or ‘Her wisdom’

Question 12

How are pronominal suffixes translated when appearing on propositions or the definite direct object marker?

Answer 12

They are objective

‘to them’, ‘for them’, or ‘them’

Question 13

What kind of nouns do Type 1 and Type 2 suffixes occur with?

Answer 13

Type 1 suffixes occur with singular nouns.
Type 2 suffixes occur with plural nouns.
(with few exceptions)

Question 14

Do all pronominal suffixes have person, gender, and number?

Answer 14

Yes

The first person singular and plural forms are common, meaning not inflected for gender

Question 15

What is the dot in the Het of the 3fs suffix called?

Answer 15

Mappiq

It frequently marks the 3fs suffix

Question 16

What happens when a masculine plural noun takes a suffix?

Answer 16

it will drop the plural ending

Question 17

What happens when a feminine plural that takes masculine plural endings takes a suffix

Answer 17

it will drop the plural ending

Question 18

What happens to nouns that end in ה ֶ and it takes a suffix

Answer 18

They will usually drop the ending before taking a suffix

Question 19

What happens when a feminine noun ends in ה ָ and it takes a suffix

Answer 19

The ה is replaced by a ת

Question 20

What happens when a feminine plural noun takes a suffix?

Answer 20

The plural ending is retained

Question 21

How should the definite direct object marker be translated with a suffix?

Answer 21

1. As in the accusative case

Question 22

How can the definite direct object marker be differentiated from the preposition when it takes a suffix?

Answer 22

1. The Preposition has a Daghesh in the Taw and has a Hireq under the initial consonant
2. The Preposition means “with” and has a Hireq under intial consonant with represents the ‘i’ in “with”
   (The object marker has a Holem after the first consonant, except for 2 mp/fp where it has a Seghol; the Holem stands for object marker)

Question 23

How can עִם be differentiated from עַם when it takes a suffix? (with and people)

Answer 23

1. עִם will take an initial Hireq throughout
2. עַם will take an initial Pathach throughout
   Both take a Daghesh in the מ when pronominal suffixes are added.

Question 24

What is a resumptive pronoun?

Answer 24

1. A pronoun within the relative clause that refers back to the noun that the relative clause modifies.
2. They appear as a suffix added onto a preposition (at least in the examples)
   (Although resumptive pronouns are common in Hebrew, it is best to omit them in English translation.)

Question 25

Note:

Answer 25

Some feminine nouns are built off of the construct state