Title: Hebrew Grammar Quest / 2. Lessons 4-11 / Lesson 05 / Lesson 05 B. Grammar
Tags: Grammar hebrew::ch_05 010 009

Q: A noun is definite if, and only if, it:
[Which two things have we learned through lesson 4 make a noun definite?]
• [which third element learned in lesson nine makes a noun definite?]
• [which fourth element learned in lesson ten makes a noun definite?]
A: • has the definite article ('the')
• is a proper noun; has a pronominal suffix (Lesson 9); is in construct chain whose last noun is definite (Lesson 10)
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HGQ Book Section: 5.7

Q: Compensatory Lengthening:
[What is compensatory lengthening?] to compensate for [In what circumstance?] in the following consonant.
A: A short vowel lengthens to become a long vowel; the loss of a Dagesh Forte (or sometimes a quiescent Aleph that loses a vowel)
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HGQ Book Section: 5.5

Q: What two scenarios can cause compensatory lengthening?
[...]
A: 1. Loss of a Dagesh Forte
2. Aleph becomes quiescent
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HGQ Book Section: 5.5

Q: What was הָ before compensatory lengthening?
[...]
A: ּ  הַ
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HGQ Book Section: 5.5

Q: What is virtual doubling?
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A: A Dagesh Forte is rejected, but there is no compensatory lengthening.
Back Extra: Perhaps a better term for this is "Virtually no doubling" because the doubling Daghesh Forte is lost, yet nothing else changes.  Most common with a ח or ה.
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HGQ Book Section: 5.5

Q: What is ו or וּ when appearing at the front of a word?
[...]
A: The conjunction Vav
Back Extra: There are exceptions, but these are rare
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HGQ Book Section: 5.2

Q: When a Daghesh Forte is lost, there could be [what else might happen?]
A: Compensatory Lengthening of the preceding vowel.
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HGQ Book Section: 5.5

Q: Q: Which consonants sometimes drop Daghesh?
A: [...]
A: SQiN eM LeVY (when they have a Sheva)
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HGQ Book Section: 5.3

Q: [Under what circumstances do] SQiN eM LeVY consonants sometimes drop Daghesh[?]
A: If they have Sheva,; .
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HGQ Book Section: 5.3

Which Letters/Scenario | Lose Daghesh Forte? | Compensatory Lengthening?
Gutturals/Resh | Always | Sometimes
Word Final Dagesh Forte without a vowel | Always | Sometimes
SQiN eM LeVY with a Sheva | Sometimes | Never
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HGQ Book Section: 5.5

Q: [Why is the conjunction vav easy to detect?]
A: With very few exceptions, a word-initial Vav is the conjunction Vav
Back Extra: There are exceptions but these are extremely rare
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HGQ Book Section: 5.2

What is the normal spelling of the article?
Back Extra: Memorize "Hei+Patach+Daghesh"
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HGQ Book Section: 5.5

Q: Is the Vav Conjunction ALWAYS translated "and"?  If not, what are some other possible translations?
[...]
A: No.  It can mean, "then", "but" or "that is".  It can also remain untranslated.  Depending on the context, the Vav can also indicate advancing the narrative, a scene shift or a parenthetical comment (in which there would be no direct translation into English).
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HGQ Book Section: 5.1

Q: Although Hebrew doesn't have a specific word to indicate indefiniteness, what word is used to sometimes indicate a non-specific (non-definite) noun?
[...]
A: the word for "one" - אַחַת אֶהַד
Back Extra: אישׁ־אחד means "one man" or "a man"
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HGQ Book Section: 5.6

Header: What are the three patterns of compensatory lengthening?