# Ch13 Parsing Drill — Qal Perfect Strong Verbs

*For each form, give: (a) Person, (b) Number, (c) Gender, (d) Root (3ms lexical form).*
*Part C only: also identify the stative type (A = qamets/fientive, B = tsere, C = holem).*

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## Part A — Clear Suffix Pattern

| # | Form | Person | Number | Gender | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | שָׁמַרְתָּ | | | | |
| 2 | כָּתַבְתִּי | | | | |
| 3 | שָׁמְרוּ | | | | |
| 4 | פָּקַדְנוּ | | | | |
| 5 | מָשַׁלְתְּ | | | | |
| 6 | בָּחַרְתֶּם | | | | |
| 7 | זָכַרְתִּי | | | | |
| 8 | לָמַד | | | | |
| 9 | שָׁמַרְתֶּן | | | | |
| 10 | חָפַרְתָּ | | | | |

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## Part B — Vowel Reduction Forms

| # | Form | Person | Number | Gender | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | כָּתְבוּ | | | | |
| 12 | שְׁמַרְתֶּם | | | | |
| 13 | פָּקְדָה | | | | |
| 14 | בָּחְרוּ | | | | |
| 15 | מְשַׁלְתֶּן | | | | |
| 16 | זָכַר | | | | |
| 17 | חָפְרָה | | | | |
| 18 | לָמְדוּ | | | | |
| 19 | שְׁמַרְתֶּן | | | | |
| 20 | פָּקַדְתְּ | | | | |

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## Part C — Stative Roots

*Give person/number/gender AND identify the stative type (B = tsere, C = holem).*
*Give the 3ms dictionary/lexical form.*

| # | Form | Person | Number | Gender | Root (3ms) | Stative Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | כָּבַדְתָּ | | | | | |
| 22 | גָּדְלָה | | | | | |
| 23 | יָכֹלְתִּי | | | | | |
| 24 | זָקַנְתֶּם | | | | | |
| 25 | מָלְאָה | | | | | |

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## Answer Key

### Part A

| # | Form | Person | Number | Gender | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | שָׁמַרְתָּ | 2 | s | m | שמר |
| 2 | כָּתַבְתִּי | 1 | s | c | כתב |
| 3 | שָׁמְרוּ | 3 | p | c | שמר |
| 4 | פָּקַדְנוּ | 1 | p | c | פקד |
| 5 | מָשַׁלְתְּ | 2 | s | f | משל |
| 6 | בָּחַרְתֶּם | 2 | p | m | בחר |
| 7 | זָכַרְתִּי | 1 | s | c | זכר |
| 8 | לָמַד | 3 | s | m | למד |
| 9 | שָׁמַרְתֶּן | 2 | p | f | שמר |
| 10 | חָפַרְתָּ | 2 | s | m | חפר |

### Part B

| # | Form | Person | Number | Gender | Root | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | כָּתְבוּ | 3 | p | c | כתב | R1 qamets → shewa before vocalic suffix |
| 12 | שְׁמַרְתֶּם | 2 | p | m | שמר | R1 qamets → shewa; R2 patach |
| 13 | פָּקְדָה | 3 | s | f | פקד | R1 reduces before ָה- |
| 14 | בָּחְרוּ | 3 | p | c | בחר | R1 qamets → shewa |
| 15 | מְשַׁלְתֶּן | 2 | p | f | משל | Full vowel reduction under R1 |
| 16 | זָכַר | 3 | s | m | זכר | 3ms = bare root; no suffix |
| 17 | חָפְרָה | 3 | s | f | חפר | 3fs; R1 reduces |
| 18 | לָמְדוּ | 3 | p | c | למד | 3cp; R1 reduces |
| 19 | שְׁמַרְתֶּן | 2 | p | f | שמר | 2fp |
| 20 | פָּקַדְתְּ | 2 | s | f | פקד | 2fs; shewa under tav |

### Part C

| # | Form | Person | Number | Gender | Root (3ms) | Stative Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | כָּבַדְתָּ | 2 | s | m | כָּבֵד | B (tsere) | Tsere → patach before suffix |
| 22 | גָּדְלָה | 3 | s | f | גָּדֵל | B (tsere) | R1 reduces; tsere lost |
| 23 | יָכֹלְתִּי | 1 | s | c | יָכֹל | C (holem) | Holem retained before 1cs suffix |
| 24 | זָקַנְתֶּם | 2 | p | m | זָקֵן | B (tsere) | Tsere → patach before 2mp suffix |
| 25 | מָלְאָה | 3 | s | f | מָלֵא | B (tsere) / III-א | Also III-א weak; tsere in 3ms; aleph quiesces |
