Chapter 5

Question 1

What is a subject of a sentence

Answer 1

The part of the sentence about which something is said

Question 2

Define the predicate

Answer 2

Part of sentence telling something about the subject

Question 3

How do the subject and predicate agree in Hebrew

Answer 3

In number and gender

Question 4

What is a definite article and how is it used?

Answer 4

“The”. It is attached to the beginning of a word and is made of three parts:
1: ה
2: a Patach under the ה
3: a strong Dagesh in the first letter of the word.

Question 5

What is the first characteristic of guttural letters? How does this impact definite articles?

Answer 5

They never have a dagesh
The form of the definite article will be slightly different on words beginning with a guttural or ר

Question 6

What is a virtual doubling?

Answer 6

Nouns beginning with ה and ח the article is הַ with no strong dagesh. The form of the definite article will be treated as if the first letter is doubled.

Question 7

What is compensatory lengthening?

Answer 7

Nouns beginning with א צ ר the article is הָ
To make up for the lack of doubling.

Question 8

On nouns beginning with הָחָצָ the article is usually:

Answer 8

הֶ