Ch. 17: Waw Consecutive (morphology)

Question 1

17.2 How the imperfect waw consecutive formed?

Answer 1

• Preformative וַיִּקְטֹל (Waw, Pathach, Forte)

* Preformative וָ (Waw, Qamets) if the following letter rejects the Dagesh Forte

Question 2

What happens when the Waw consecutive is added onto I-י I-א and הָלַךְ?

Answer 2

1. The stem vowel changes to Seghol

וַיֵּ֫לֶךְ

Question 3

17.3 What happens to III-ה verbs in the imperfect

when add a waw consecutive in those forms without a sufformative?

Answer 3

lose the Seghol Hey

יִגְלֶה) > (וַיִּ֫גֶל

Question 4

17.3 What happens to biconsonantal verbs in the imperfect when add a waw consecutive in those forms without a sufformative?

Answer 4

The medial vowel letter is lost (the vowel letter changes to Qamets Hatuf or Seghol
(יָקוּם) > (וַיָּ֫קָם)

Question 5

17.5 How is the perfect waw consecutive formed?

Answer 5

Exactly the same as the perfect with the conjunction וְ

Question 6

What are the rules governing the Waw consecutive for the Perfect?

Answer 6

1. Same as that for the conjunction

2. For instance 2mp and 2fp with have the Waw Consecutive prefixed as a Shureq

Question 7

How does attaching the Waw Consecutive change the spelling of the Perfect?

Answer 7

1. The consonants and vowels remain the same
2. the accenting on the 2ms and 1cs go to the last syllable, the 1cp remains the same
   (however; when prefixed with the conjunction, the accenting remains the same as the standard paradigm)