Key Rule: Every Hebrew verb has a 3-letter root (shoresh) and a pattern (binyan). The root כ-ת-ב carries the meaning of 'writing'. Placing it in different binyanim creates different words: כָּתַב (wrote), נִכְתַּב (was written), הִכְתִּיב (dictated).
Write the correct Hebrew form for each item.
2.The story was written in 1990:
3.The teacher (f.) taught us:
4.They corresponded by email:
5.How many binyanim (verb patterns) does Hebrew have?
6.The root כ-ת-ב relates to:
7.Which binyan is the basic active pattern?
8.לִמֵּד (taught) uses which binyan?
Answers
1. הוּא כָּתַב סִפּוּר (hu ka-TAV si-PUR)
2. הַסִּפּוּר נִכְתַּב בִּשְׁנַת 1990 (ha-si-PUR nikh-TAV bish-NAT 1990)
3. הַמּוֹרָה לִמְּדָה אוֹתָנוּ (ha-mo-RA lim-DA o-TA-nu)
4. הֵם הִתְכַּתְּבוּ בְּמֵיְלִים (hem hit-kat-VU be-mei-LIM)
5. 7
6. Writing
7. פָּעַל
8. פִּעֵל