Lesson 4 | Stems in the Imperfect
Review
This lesson was packed with paradigms. As previously stated, you are not expected to remember all the details of those paradigms. But you do need to know the typical form identifiers for the imperfect form of the seven stems. So take the time to look over these again below, finding each identifying feature in the seven example words.
What we learned this lesson
- The seven stems in the imperfect form
3ms imperfect form
active & passive
| qal / niphal | יִמְצָא | יִמָּצֵא | he will find / be found |
| piel / pual | יְכַפֵּר | יְכֻפַּר | he will atone / be atoned for |
| hiphil / hophal | יָבִיא | יוּבָא | he will bring / be brought |
| hithpael | יִתְהַלֵּךְ | he will walk about |
2. Identifying features
- qal: The chirik vowel under the prefix + shva vowel under the first letter of the root niphal: The chirik vowel under the prefix + dagesh and/or an a-class vowel under the first letter of the root
- piel: A shva under the prefix + the patach vowel under the first letter of the root + dagesh in the second letter of the root pual: A shva under the prefix + the kubutz vowel under the first letter of the root + dagesh in the second letter of the root
- hiphil: An a-class vowel under the prefix + frequently has a yod inserted between the second and third root letters hophal: A u-class vowel between the prefix and the first letter of its root
- hithpael: The -הִתְ prefix with the ה is swapped out for the appropriate letter of the personal ending
Need some more practice? This quizlet contains paradigms for the imperfect form in each stem.
