{"id":1082,"date":"2013-07-30T12:15:41","date_gmt":"2013-07-30T16:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=1082"},"modified":"2014-08-28T10:23:12","modified_gmt":"2014-08-28T14:23:12","slug":"hebrew-verbs-in-action-to-learn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/hebrew-verbs-in-action-to-learn\/","title":{"rendered":"Hebrew Verbs in Action: to learn"},"content":{"rendered":"

How are you doing with your Hebrew lessons with Transparent Language? I hope you’re doing well. While learning Hebrew, you may want to express that fact, especially if you’re confronted with an answer to your question that has a two minute long answer….<\/p>\n

The verb ‘to learn’ is \u05dc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3<\/span>. The main part of this word that gives the concept of learning are the three letters \u05dc.\u05de.\u05d3<\/span> (I wrote an article about roots and patterns<\/a> last year<\/em>). In the article I mentioned that the changes to the root by adding vowels, suffixes or prefixes creates new words.<\/p>\n

So, you’re learning Hebrew, and to say so, you first drop \u05dc\u05b4<\/span> then change the vowels from \u05b4 \u05b0 \u05d5\u05b9<\/span> to \u05d5\u05b9 \u05b5 <\/span> for the masculine gender: \u05dc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3<\/span> – \u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b5\u05d3<\/span><\/p>\n

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For the feminine gender, it would be \u05d5\u05b9 \u05b6 \u05b6 \u05ea<\/span><\/p>\n

\u05dc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3<\/span> – \u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05de\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05ea<\/span><\/p>\n

Take a look at these examples:
\nDavid is learning English – \u05d3\u05d5\u05d9\u05d3 \u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05d3 \u05d0\u05e0\u05d2\u05dc\u05d9\u05ea<\/span>
\nDan is learning zoology – \u05d3\u05e0\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05d3 \u05d6\u05d5\u05d0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9\u05d4.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rachel is not learning Yiddish – \u05e8\u05d7\u05dc \u05dc\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05d3\u05ea \u05d9\u05d9\u05d3\u05d9\u05e9.<\/span>
\nEve is learning Hebrew – \u05d7\u05d5\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05d3\u05ea \u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea<\/span><\/p>\n

Did you notice something about the examples I just gave you? The Hebrew word for “student” is \u05ea\u05b7\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05d3<\/span>. It is based upon the same root letters \u05dc.\u05de.\u05d3<\/span> – can you see them? Even the Talmud<\/a> (\u05ea\u05b7\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05d3<\/span> – the central text of Rabbinic Judaism) has the same root. All having to do with learning.<\/p>\n

In the plural form<\/h3>\n

Let’s say you’re referring to more than one student doing the learning. Look at the captions for these pictures and see if you can find the differences between the masculine and feminine forms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

When speaking in the plural forms, there are two endings that are added on. They are
\n\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span> – masculine
\n\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea<\/span> – feminine<\/p>\n

And, believe it or not, that’s all you need to know to conjugate the verb \u05dc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3<\/span> in Hebrew. Check it out:<\/p>\n

I learn – \u05d0\u05e0\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05d3<\/span>
\nyou learn (masc) – \u05d0\u05ea\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05d3<\/span>
\nyou learn (fem) – \u05d0\u05ea \u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05d3\u05ea<\/span>
\nhe learns – \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05d3<\/span>
\nshe learns – \u05d4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05d3\u05ea<\/span><\/p>\n

we learn – \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b7\u05d7\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05d3\u05d9\u05dd<\/span>
\nyou learn (masc) – \u05d0\u05ea\u05dd \u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05d3\u05d9\u05dd<\/span>
\nyou learn (fem) – \u05d0\u05ea\u05df \u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05d3\u05d5\u05ea<\/span>
\nthey learn (masc) – \u05d4\u05dd \u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05d3\u05d9\u05dd<\/span>
\nthey learn (fem) – \u05d4\u05df \u05dc\u05d5\u05de\u05d3\u05d5\u05ea<\/span><\/p>\n

We’ll look more at plural forms in a future article.<\/p>\n

Check yourself<\/h3>\n

Let’s check how well you’ve \u05dc\u05de\u05d3\u05ea<\/span>. Translate the following<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. David is learning Hebrew<\/li>\n
  2. Sara is learning mathmatics<\/li>\n
  3. I am learning electronics<\/li>\n
  4. You are not learning biology<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Vocabulary<\/strong>
    \n\u05d3\u05b8\u05bc\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3<\/span> – David
    \n\u05e9\u05b8\u05c2\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> – Sara
    \n\u05de\u05b8\u05ea\u05b6\u05de\u05b8\u05d8\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> – mathematics
    \n\u05d0\u05b6\u05dc\u05b6\u05e7\u05b0\u05d8\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> – electronics
    \n\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0<\/span> – no, not
    \n\u05d1\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d2\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4<\/span> – biology<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

    How are you doing with your Hebrew lessons with Transparent Language? I hope you’re doing well. While learning Hebrew, you may want to express that fact, especially if you’re confronted with an answer to your question that has a two minute long answer…. The verb ‘to learn’ is \u05dc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3. The main part of this word…<\/p>\n

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