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Personal pronouns and the present tense | <div style="font-size:300%;">Personal pronouns and the present tense</div> | ||
Hebrew is not a language like any other. | |||
We will show that grammar (דִקְדוּק) has simple conjugation modes adapted to the Hebrew genius. | |||
Time (human) flows in one direction only, and Western thought has arbitrarily divided time into past, present, and future absolute, whereas there are only aspects of Time that express Thought itself of the Creator, and which must be considered as differentiated relations with the One who is out of time. | Time (human) flows in one direction only, and Western thought has arbitrarily divided time into past, present, and future absolute, whereas there are only aspects of Time that express Thought itself of the Creator, and which must be considered as differentiated relations with the One who is out of time. | ||
The present, defined as the period between the end of the past and the beginning of the future, is only a perpetual moment. Only Haqadoch baroukh Hou is an Eternal Present, and apart from Him, Creation has no existence | The present, defined as the period between the end of the past and the beginning of the future, is only a perpetual moment. Only Haqadoch baroukh Hou is an Eternal Present, and apart from Him, Creation has no existence. | ||
Personal pronouns | Therefore, there is no present time in the Hebrew language. | ||
==Personal pronouns== | |||
We will show in the next lessons that the Hebrew personal pronouns are given as suffixes for the so-called completed time, and as prefixes for the so-called unfinished time. | We will show in the next lessons that the Hebrew personal pronouns are given as suffixes for the so-called completed time, and as prefixes for the so-called unfinished time. | ||
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== Vocabulary== | == Vocabulary== | ||
* '' 'pupil' '' תַלְמִיד ז | |||
* '' 'letter' '' מִכְתָב ז | |||
* '' 'pencil' '' עִפָּרוֹן ז | |||
* '' 'book' '' סֵפֶר ז | |||
* '' 'Bread' '' לֶחֶם ז | |||
* '' 'Hebrew' '' (adverbial) עִבְרִית | |||
== Grammar== | == Grammar== | ||
++ Prepositions with and in Hebrew are expressed by the same letter בּ placed in front of the name. == | ++ Prepositions with and in Hebrew are expressed by the same letter בּ placed in front of the name. == | ||
* a '' 'letter' '' מִכְתָב | |||
* '' 'In' 'a' 'letter' '' בְּמִכְתָב | |||
* '' 'in' '' a '' 'beautiful letter' '' בְּמִכְתָב יָפֶה | |||
* a '' 'big book' '' סֵפֶר גָּדוֹל | |||
* '' 'in' '' a '' 'big book' '' בְּסֵפֶר גָּדוֹל | |||
One can also translate with a letter, with a beautiful letter, with a large book, depending on the context. | One can also translate with a letter, with a beautiful letter, with a large book, depending on the context. | ||
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=== When the name is defined, the ה is deleted and its vowel goes under the בּ === | === When the name is defined, the ה is deleted and its vowel goes under the בּ === | ||
''' | '' 'the letter' '' הַמִכְתָב | ||
'' 'in the letter' '' בַּמִכְתָב | |||
=== The qualifying adjective normally takes the definite article === | === The qualifying adjective normally takes the definite article === | ||
''' | '' 'the beautiful letter' '' הַמִכְתָב הַיָפֶה | ||
'' 'in' '' (or '' 'with' '') '' 'the beautiful letter' '' בַּמִכְתָב הַיָפֶה | |||
'' 'the big book' '' הַסֵפֶר הַגָּדוֹל | |||
'' 'in' '' (or '' 'with' '') '' 'the big book' '' בַּסֵפֶר הַגָּדוֹל | |||
=== In front of names and adjectives beginning with one of the letters ע, א or ר, the definite article takes the vowel ָ === | === In front of names and adjectives beginning with one of the letters ע, א or ר, the definite article takes the vowel ָ === | ||
''' | '' 'with the pencil' '' בָּעִפָּרוֹן | ||
== The verb "present" == | == The verb "present" == | ||
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Let's look at how the verbs that we define as: סָסַס | Let's look at how the verbs that we define as: סָסַס | ||
''' | '' Write '' 'כָּתַב | ||
''' | '' 'Eat' '' אָכַל | ||
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