Weak Verbs Keys

Question 1

I Guttural

Answer 1

1. Prefers a Chatef to a Sheva
2. Prefer a patach under and preceding them
3. Gutturals and ר cannot take dagesh, often compensatory lengthening

Question 2

I Nun

Answer 2

The נ of the root will assimilate when it would normally take a sheva and becomes a strong dagesh in following letter

Question 3

I Yod (yod)

Answer 3

The י of root behaves like a vowel letter where it would normally take a silent sheva

Question 4

I Yod (vav)

Answer 4

1. In Qal Imperfect, י of the first root is lost, and the prefix vowel is lengthened to a tsere.

Question 5

I Alef

Answer 5

1. 5 verbs with silent alef in the imperfect.
2. Cholem over prefix, patach under second letter

Question 6

III Hey

Answer 6

The ה will remain, drop off, or become a י

Question 7

III Alef

Answer 7

Alef Becomes silent, loss of sheva/ lengthening of preceding vowel

Question 8

Hollow

Answer 8

The second “root” letter is actually a long consonantal vowel, which in some conjunctions will disappear. Important then to recognize the first and third root letters.