B2

Root Transformations Across Binyanim

שינויי שורש בין בניינים

About this concept

How one root creates different meanings across all seven binyanim. Root ש-מ-ר: שמר (guarded), שימר (preserved), השתמר (was preserved).

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~45 cards at level B2.

Examples

ל-מ-ד: למד, לימד, התלמד, נלמדstudied, taught, trained, was learned
כ-ת-ב: כתב, הכתיב, התכתב, נכתבwrote, dictated, corresponded, was written
ס-פ-ר: סיפר, הסתפר, סופרtold, got a haircut, was told
ש-מ-ר: שמר, שימר, השתמר, נשמרguarded, preserved, was preserved, was kept

Prerequisite

Root System (Shoresh)A1

More B2 concepts

Pu'al and Hof'al Patternsבניין פועל והופעלConditional Sentencesמשפטי תנאיIndirect Speechדיבור עקיףParticiples and Verbal Adjectivesבינוני פועל ותארי פועלCause and Purpose Clausesמשפטי סיבה ומטרה

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