Alphabet
What are the two 'silent' consonants
Aleph and Ayin
what sound does the Qamets make?
A as in f'a'ther
what are the two grammatical genders for nouns?
male and female
how many letters does the definite article have?
3 (he, pathach, dagesh) - the dagesh doubles and so creates another consonant.
How many consonants can a syllable have?
2
4 (sometimes 5)
how many long vowels are there?
3
no - grammatical gender is only to help identify the form of the word, not its inherent gender.
how doe we translate the definite article?
'the'
what is a pre-tonic syllable
syllable before the tonic syllable
What sound does the Tsade make?
TS (as in leTS)
How is a reduced vowel formed?
by placing the sheva next to the vowe. As in Hateph Pathach
what is the plural feminine form?
Holem-vav Tav (ot)
can the definite article be written by itself in hebrew?
No. it is always connected to a word.
what must a syllable start with?
consonant
Which consonants can also serve as vowels?
Yod, He, vav
what is the masculine plural form?
Hireq-Yod Mem. (im)
what is compensatory lengthening?
when the dagesh is rejected and the pathach is lengthened to a Qamets.
how does a dagesh forte affect a syllable
it double the consonant it is in, and so concludes a syllable and initiates another syllable.
What are the Begadkephat letters?
Bet, Gamel, dalet, Kaph, Peh, Tab
what sound does the Hireq-Yod make?
i as in MarIne.
what is the dual form?
Pathach Yod hireq mem
which part of the definite article is mostly consistent (visible)?
He
what is an open syllable
a syllable that concludes with a vowel.