Essentials of Hebrew Grammar.


1.Personal pronouns

2. Possessive pronoun.

3. Dative.

4. Accusative.

5. Location.

6. Orientation.

7.The Verbs


1. Personal pronouns:

A-ni m. = I A-ni f. = I A-ta m. = You At f. = You Hu = He Hi = She A-naxh-nu m. = We A-naxh-nu f. = We A-tem m. = You A-ten f. = You (seldom used) Hem m. = They Hen f. = They ( seldom used)


2. Possessive pronoun.

She-li m. = My She-li f. = My Shel-xha m. = Your Shela-xh f. = Your She-lo m. = His She-la f. = Her Shel-a-nu m. = Our Shel-a-nu f. = Our Shela-xhem m. = Your Shel-a-xhen f. Your ( seldom used) Shel-a-hem m. = Their Shel-a-hen f. = Their (seldom Used)

Example : (This is my house).


3. Dative.

Li m. = Me Li f. = Me Le-xha m. = You La-xh f. = You Lo = Him La = Her La-nu m. = Us La-nu f. = Us La-xhem m. = You La-xhen f. = You (seldom used) La-hem m. = Them La-hen f. = Them (seldom used)

Example: (The book is mine!).


4. Accusative.

O-ti m. = Me O-ti f. = Me O-t-xha m. = You O-t-a-xh f. = You O-to m. = Him O-ta f. = Her O-ta-nu m. = Us O-ta-nu f. = Us O-t-xhem m. = You O-t-xhen f. = You (seldom used) O-tam m. = Them O-tan f. = Them (seldom used) O-ta-nu f. = Us Ot-xhem m. = You

Example: (Give me the book).


5. In

Bi m. = In me Bi f. = In me Be-xha m. = In you Ba-xh f. = In you Bo m. = In him Ba-h f. = In her Ba-nu m. = In us Ba-nu f. = In us Bam m. = In them Ban f. = In them Ba-nu m. = In us Ba-nu f. = In us

Example ( There is no guilt in us).


6. Orientation:

Po = Here Sha-m = There Ba-Tza-d m. = On the side Be-Tzad ss-mol = On the left hand Be-Tzad ya-min = On the right side Lif-ney = before A-xh-rey = After Le-yad = Next to, near Ya-min = Right Ss-mol = Left Ra-xhok = Far Ka-rov = Near Tza-r = Narrow Ra-xhav = Wide Ka-tan = Small Ga-dol = Big Ma-her = Fast Le-at = Slow Xha-da-sh = New Ya-sha-n = Old


Time.

Sha-na f. Sha-nim p. = Year Xho-de-sh m. Xho-da-shim p. = Month Sha-vu-a m. Sha-vu-ot p. = Week Yom m. Ya-mim p. = Day Sha-a f. Sha-ot p. = Hour Da-ka f. Dakot p. = Minute Bo-ker m. B-ka-rim p. = Morning Tza-ha-ra-yim p. = Noon E-re-v m. A-ra-vim p. = Evening Ha-yom = Today Ma-xhar = Tomorrow A-xh-sha-v = Now A-xhr Ka-xh = Later Muk-dam = Early Meu-xhar = Late

The Hebrew Verb


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