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Verb Conjugation

Imperfect

m = masculine, f = feminine

x = mixed gender (group), c = common gender

Prefixes

person
gender
number form sound example construction
3m singular יִ◌ yi- He will yod hiriq
3x plural יִ◌ yi- They(m/x) will yod hiriq
3f & 2c any תִּ◌ ti- She, You, Y'all or They(f) will tav hiriq
1c singular אֶ◌ ’e- I will alef segol
1c plural נִ◌ ni- We will * nun hiriq

* Watch out for ni- נִ◌ as it can also begin a Niphal Perfect verb! You'll see perfect conjugation suffixes at the end in this case.

Suffixes

person
gender
number form sound example construction
3&2 m/x plural ◌וּ -u They(m/x) will, Y'all(m/x) will shuruq
3&2 f plural ◌נָה -nah They(f) will, Y'all(f) will nun qamats heh
2f only singular ◌◌ִי -iy You(f) will hiriq yod

Qal Imperfect Verbs

R = Root (◌◌◌)

P masc. singular masc. or mixed plural fem. plural fem. singular
3 יִ◌◌◌ yi-R יִ◌◌◌וּ yi-R-u תִּ◌◌◌נָה ti-R-nah תִּ◌◌◌ ti-R
2 תִּ◌◌◌ ti-R תִּ◌◌◌וּ ti-R-u תִּ◌◌◌נָה ti-R-nah תִּ◌◌◌◌ִי ti-R-iy
1 אֶ◌◌◌ ’e-R נִ◌◌◌ ni-R נִ◌◌◌ ni-R אֶ◌◌◌ ’e-R

Qal Perfect

s = singular, p = plural, m = masculine, f = feminine, c = common gender, x = mixed gender

Letter Construction Meaning Letter Construction Meaning
- base form 3ms: He did. 3m
◌◌ָה qamats heh 3fs: She did. 3f/3c ◌וּ shuruq 3cp: They did.
◌תָּ tav qamats 2ms: You(m) did. 2m ◌תֶּם tav segol mem 2mp: Y'all(m/x) did.
◌תְּ tav 2fs: You(f) did. 2f ◌תֶּן tav segol nun 2fp: Y'all(f) did.
◌תִּי tav yod 1s: I did. 1c ◌נוּ nun vav 1p: We did.
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