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| feminine || כן (your ~) | | feminine || כן (your ~) | ||
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|rowspan=2| 3rd || masculine || ו (his ~) || ם (their ~) | |rowspan=2| 3rd || masculine || ו/הו (his ~) || ם (their ~) | ||
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| feminine || ה (her ~) || ן (their ~) | | feminine || ה (her ~) || ן (their ~) | ||
|} | |} | ||
[[ | Note: הו is used in [[Tanakh:Genesis_11:3|Gen. 11:3]] for a masculine noun. | ||
Note: הן suffix in [[Tanakh:Genesis_4:4|Gen. 4:4]]. So the suffix may be preceded by ה. | |||
In feminine nouns ending with ה that ה is replaced with ת before pronoun suffixes. | |||
Now read about pronoun suffixes with plural nouns: | |||
For the plural nouns ending with ים that ים is replaced with the following suffixes: | |||
{| class="grammar" | |||
!person !! gender !! singular !! plural | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=2| 1st || masculine ||rowspan=2| י (my ~) ||rowspan=2| ינו (our ~) | |||
|- | |||
| feminine | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=2| 2nd || masculine ||rowspan=2| יך (your ~) || יכם (your ~) | |||
|- | |||
| feminine || יכן (your ~) | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=2| 3rd || masculine || יו (his ~) || יהם (their ~) | |||
|- | |||
| feminine || יה (her ~) || יהן (their ~) | |||
|} | |||
For the plural nouns ending with ות, after that ות are added the following suffixes (the same suffixes as in the previous table): | |||
{| class="grammar" | |||
!person !! gender !! singular !! plural | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=2| 1st || masculine ||rowspan=2| י (my ~) ||rowspan=2| ינו (our ~) | |||
|- | |||
| feminine | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=2| 2nd || masculine ||rowspan=2| יך (your ~) || יכם (your ~) | |||
|- | |||
| feminine || יכן (your ~) | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=2| 3rd || masculine || יו (his ~) || יהם (their ~) | |||
|- | |||
| feminine || יה (her ~) || יהן (their ~) | |||
|} | |||
A noun with a pronoun suffix is considered definite (but an article should be not put before it). | |||
==Verbs with object pronoun suffixes== | |||
These suffixes denote an object of an action: | |||
{| class="grammar" | |||
!person !! gender !! singular !! plural | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=2| 1st || masculine ||rowspan=2| ני ||rowspan=2| נו | |||
|- | |||
| feminine | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=2| 2nd || masculine ||rowspan=2| ך || כם | |||
|- | |||
| feminine || כן | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=2| 3rd || masculine || הו || ם | |||
|- | |||
| feminine || ה|| ן | |||
|} | |||
In 3rd person, singular, feminine of perfect the suffix ה is replaced with ת before pronoun suffixes. | |||
In 2nd person, plural, masculine of perfect the suffix תם is replaced with תו before pronoun suffixes. | |||
In 3-weak verbs the last ה of the root is omitted before pronoun suffixes. | |||
Infinitive can have both object pronoun suffixes and subject pronoun suffixes. | |||
Note the suffix הו appearing after a noun (not verb) in [[Tanakh:Genesis 1:12|Gen. 1:12]]. | |||
Latest revision as of 20:32, 22 January 2017
Nouns with pronoun suffixes
To a noun can be added a suffix meaning “whose” this noun is (as in the English phrase “my horse”). The suffixes are below:
| person | gender | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | masculine | י (my ~) | נו (our ~) |
| feminine | |||
| 2nd | masculine | ך (your ~) | כם (your ~) |
| feminine | כן (your ~) | ||
| 3rd | masculine | ו/הו (his ~) | ם (their ~) |
| feminine | ה (her ~) | ן (their ~) |
Note: הו is used in Gen. 11:3 for a masculine noun.
Note: הן suffix in Gen. 4:4. So the suffix may be preceded by ה.
In feminine nouns ending with ה that ה is replaced with ת before pronoun suffixes.
Now read about pronoun suffixes with plural nouns:
For the plural nouns ending with ים that ים is replaced with the following suffixes:
| person | gender | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | masculine | י (my ~) | ינו (our ~) |
| feminine | |||
| 2nd | masculine | יך (your ~) | יכם (your ~) |
| feminine | יכן (your ~) | ||
| 3rd | masculine | יו (his ~) | יהם (their ~) |
| feminine | יה (her ~) | יהן (their ~) |
For the plural nouns ending with ות, after that ות are added the following suffixes (the same suffixes as in the previous table):
| person | gender | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | masculine | י (my ~) | ינו (our ~) |
| feminine | |||
| 2nd | masculine | יך (your ~) | יכם (your ~) |
| feminine | יכן (your ~) | ||
| 3rd | masculine | יו (his ~) | יהם (their ~) |
| feminine | יה (her ~) | יהן (their ~) |
A noun with a pronoun suffix is considered definite (but an article should be not put before it).
Verbs with object pronoun suffixes
These suffixes denote an object of an action:
| person | gender | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | masculine | ני | נו |
| feminine | |||
| 2nd | masculine | ך | כם |
| feminine | כן | ||
| 3rd | masculine | הו | ם |
| feminine | ה | ן |
In 3rd person, singular, feminine of perfect the suffix ה is replaced with ת before pronoun suffixes.
In 2nd person, plural, masculine of perfect the suffix תם is replaced with תו before pronoun suffixes.
In 3-weak verbs the last ה of the root is omitted before pronoun suffixes.
Infinitive can have both object pronoun suffixes and subject pronoun suffixes.
Note the suffix הו appearing after a noun (not verb) in Gen. 1:12.