26.4 Memorize Piēl - Paēl

The Piel is remarkably consistent.
While there are distinctive \(Pre\) and \(V_S\) combinations, it’s easiest to remember the stem by the mnemonic “Piēl - Paēl”

  • Piēl in PERFECT
    • \(V_1 = I\) - \(Pre =\) קִטּ
    • \(V_S = \bar E\) in the 3rd person
      • קִטֵּל - DP3ms
    • \(V_S = A\) in the 2nd/1st person
      • קִטַּ֫לְתָּ - DP2ms
  • Paēl in ALL OTHER CONJUGATIONS
    • \(V_1 = A\) - \(Pre =\) יְקַטּ
    • \(V_P = :\) (or Hateph Patach in DI1cs), where applicable
    • \(V_S = \bar E\)
    • יְקַטֵּל - DI3ms
    • קַטֵּל - DM2ms/D∞/DA
    • מְקַטֵּל - DPtMS
  • For completeness, the Piel \(V_S\) formula is below
    • This is the first time seeing \(\bar E[A] \sim\)
    • This means that while the 3rd person takes \(\bar E\), the 1st and 2nd perfect forms take \(V_S = A\)
    • Do not confuse a vowel in brackets to the left of the \(\sim\) with a vowel in parenthesis to the RIGHT
      • A vowel in brackets to the left means the 1st and 2nd person forms in the PERFECT take that vowel
      • A vowel in parenthesis to the right means the Feminine plural forms in the NON-PERFECT take that vowel

\[V_{S} = \bar E[A] \sim \bar E\]

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