Modern · Israeli Hebrew
Conjugate the remaining binyanim — Nif'al, Pi'el, Pu'al, Hitpa'el, Hif'il, Huf'al — and mark definite objects with אֵת.
Lesson 11 — Verbs Part 2
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- Nif'al (נִכְנַס 'entered') = simple passive/middle; Pi'el (דִּבֵּר 'spoke') = intensive active (daghesh forte in the middle root letter); Pu'al = its passive.
- Hitpa'el (הִתְלַבֵּשׁ 'dressed oneself') = reflexive; Hif'il (הִדְלִיק 'lit') = causative active; Huf'al (הֻזְכַּר 'was reminded') = causative passive.
- Pu'al and Huf'al have no infinitive or imperative — you can't command a passive.
- Each binyan shifts the root's meaning (voice + intensity), so one root yields a family of related verbs.
- Definite direct objects still take אֵת: הוּא הִדְלִיק אֶת הַנֵּרוֹת 'he lit the candles'.
Vocabulary & signs · tap a word to hear, expand for how to say it
he entered (Nif'al)
say: nichnas
he spoke (Pi'el)
say: diber
he dressed himself (Hitpa'el)
say: hitlabesh
he lit (Hif'il)
say: hidlik
he was reminded (Huf'al)
say: huzkar
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A DEFINITE direct object must be marked by…
Bridge to this week
Week 6 contrasts Pi'el vs Hif'il and drills אֵת; OHT lays out all six non-Pa'al binyanim side by side so the 'acoustic patterns' you're matching have explicit conjugation tables behind them.
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