Pronominal Suffixes, Particles, and R3-Aleph Verbs

Question 1

Pronominal Suffixes on לְ or בְּ

Answer 1

3ms לוֺ
3fs לָהּ
2ms לְךָ
2fs לָךְ
1cs לִי
3mp לָהֶם
3fp לָהֶן
2mp לָכֶם
2fp לָכֶן
1cp לָ֫נוּ

Question 2

The proposition לְ with pronominal suffixes often expresses the __________________________________________.
When it does it normally __________________ the direct object.

Answer 2

The proposition לְ with pronominal suffixes often expresses the indirect_object.
When it does it normally precedes the direct object.

Question 3

Particle of Existence

Answer 3

יֵשׁ or יֶשׁ־

Question 4

Particle of Non-Existence

Answer 4

אֵין or אַ֫יִן

Question 5

When א comes at the end of a syllable…

Answer 5

• It is quiescent
• The preceding vowel lengthens
• Suffix ת does not take a daghesh lene

Question 6

When a pronominal suffix is attached to a noun, the head noun is in the _____________ state and the suffix is in the _______________ state.

Answer 6

When a pronominal suffix is attached to a noun, the head noun is in the construct state and the suffix is in the absolute state.

Question 7

Pronominal Suffixes on Singular Nouns

Answer 7

3ms וֺ
3fs הּ◌ָ◌
2ms ךָ◌ְ◌
2fs ךְ◌ֵ◌
1cs י◌ִ◌
3mp ם◌ָ◌
3fp ן◌ָ◌
2mp כֶם◌ְ◌
2fp כֶן◌ְ◌
1cp נוּ◌ֵ◌֫◌

Question 8

Both the noun and the suffix must be…

Answer 8

parsed separately.

Question 9

Pronominal suffixes on Plural Nouns

Answer 9

3ms יו◌ָ◌
3fs יהּ◌ֶ◌
2ms יךָ◌ֶ◌
2fs יִךְ◌ַ◌
1cs י◌ַ◌
3mp יתֶם◌ֵ◌
3fp יתֶן◌ֵ◌
2mp יכֶם◌ֵ◌
2fp יכֶן◌ֵ◌
1cp ינוּ◌ֵ◌֫◌

Question 10

Is the pronominal suffix definite or indefinite?
What does this cause?

Answer 10

Definite.

Causes:
* the suffixed noun to be definite
* an adjective modifying the suffixed noun to require the definite article
* if the suffixed noun is the last in a construct chain, the entire chain is definite