Free grammar · Unit 34 of 35

Strong verbs in the future: אֶכְתֹּב, יִרְקֹד, נִסְגֹּר

For strong verbs the future has the shape of the infinitive, with the person’s letter in place of the ל: לִכְתֹּב gives אֶכְתֹּב «I will write», תִּכְתֹּב «you will write», יִכְתֹּב «he will write», נִכְתֹּב «we will write». The o in the middle is the infinitive’s o. «You» (f.) and the plurals add ־ִי and ־וּ and lose that o: תִּכְתְּבִי, יִכְתְּבוּ.

Two bends, both from the throat letters. If the root starts with ע or ח, the person’s letter takes a: אֶעֱבֹד, תַּעֲבֹד, יַעֲבֹד; יַחְשֹׁב. If the second or third root letter is a throat letter (ע, ח, ה, א), the middle vowel is a instead of o: יִשְׁאַל «he will ask», יִשְׁמַע «he will hear», יִפְתַּח «he will open». A few ordinary verbs take a too: יִלְמַד «he will learn».

The page has the explanation, the table of לִסְגֹּר in the future, the table of the two bends and the first two exercises: «I will write to you tomorrow» and «they will dance all night». The other four, including typing the verb yourself and building a sentence, open with a free account.