Key Rule: Future tense adds a prefix to the root. Some forms also add a suffix. The prefixes are: א (I), ת (you/she), י (he/they m.), נ (we).
| # | Person | Hebrew | Transliteration | Prefix |
|---|
| 1 | I | אֶכְתֹּב | ekh-TOV | אֶ- |
| 2 | you (m.) | תִּכְתֹּב | tikh-TOV | תִּ- |
| 3 | you (f.) | תִּכְתְּבִי | tikh-te-VI | תִּ-...-ִי |
| 4 | he | יִכְתֹּב | yikh-TOV | יִ- |
| 5 | she | תִּכְתֹּב | tikh-TOV | תִּ- |
| 6 | we | נִכְתֹּב | nikh-TOV | נִ- |
| 7 | you (m. pl.) | תִּכְתְּבוּ | tikh-te-VU | תִּ-...-וּ |
| 8 | they (m.) | יִכְתְּבוּ | yikh-te-VU | יִ-...-וּ |
Circle the correct answer for each question.
1.Which prefix marks 'I' in future tense?
תִּ- | יִ- | אֶ- | נִ-
2.תִּכְתֹּב can mean:
I will write | you (m.) will write / she will write | he will write | we will write
3.How do you say 'we will go'?
אֵלֵךְ | יֵלְכוּ | נֵלֵךְ | תֵּלְכוּ
4.Which prefix marks 'he' in future tense?
אֶ- | תִּ- | יִ- | נִ-
Answers
1. אֶ-
2. you (m.) will write / she will write
3. נֵלֵךְ
4. יִ-