Verbs: Past Nif'al is the fifty-ninth skill (assuming read left to right) in the language tree for Hebrew. It has four lessons and teaches the past tense of the nif'al binyan.
Grammar Notes[]
The structure of the base form past tense of ni'fal verbs is as follows:
| Distribution of Vowels & Consonants | Example: להיפגש |
|---|---|
| niXXaX | נפגש (nifgash) |
Add to this the endings that we covered in Verbs: Past:
| Pronoun | Ending | Example |
|---|---|---|
| אני | תי- | נפגשתי (nifgashti) |
| אתה | תָ- | נפגשתָ (nifgashta) |
| את | תְ- | נפגשתְ (nifgasht) |
| הוא | - | נפגש (nifgash) |
| היא | ה- | נפגשה (nifgesha) |
| אנחנו | נו- | נפגשנו (nifgashnu) |
| אתם | תם- | נפגשתם (nifgashtem) |
| אתן | תן- | נפגשתן (nifgashten) |
| הם | ו- | נפגשו (nifgeshu) |
| הן | ו- | נפגשו (nifgeshu) |
Lessons[]
Lesson 1[]
- נהנה = enjoyed (nehena)
- נגמר = ended (nigmar)
- נשמע = was heard (nishma)
- נראה = looked, appeared (nir’a)
- נכנס = entered (nikhnas)
- נכשל = failed (nikhshal)
Lesson 2[]
- נכתב = was written (nikhtav)
- נסגר = was closed (nisgar)
- נגרם = was caused (nigram)
- נאכל = was eaten (ne'ekhal)
- נפתח = was opened (niftakh)
- נקרא = was read (nikra)
Lesson 3[]
- נשאל = was asked (nish'al)
- נעשה = was done (na’asa)
- ניתן = was given (nitan)
- נפגש = met (nifgash)
- נעלם = disappeared (ne'elam)
- נאבד = was lost (ne'evad)
Lesson 4[]
- נשאר = stayed (nish'ar)
- נאמר = was said (ne'emar)
- נפרד = separated (nifrad)
- נשרף = was burnt (nisraf)
- נשלח = was sent (nishlakh)
- נפגע = got hurt (nifga)
- נזכר = remembered (nizkar)
References[]
Duolingo Lesson: www.duolingo.com/skill/he/Verbs%3A-Past-Nifal