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Pronouns & Basic Sentence Structure

Personal pronouns, nominal sentences (no 'to be'), and basic word order
כינויי גוף בעבר/עתיד
pronoun marking in past/future
embedded in verb form
Person/gender encoded in verb, pronoun often dropped
את + נטייה: אותי, אותו
et + suffix: me, him
oti, otcha, oto, otanu
Definite direct object pronouns
פסוקית מושא עם ש
object clause with she
yodea she..., choshev she...
Embedded statements after verbs of thought/speech
זה / זו / אלה כנושא
demonstratives as subject
ze nachon = that's correct
Demonstratives functioning as subjects
מילית 'הא' ומילות זיקה
relativizers: ש, אשר
she / asher
אשר = formal/literary equivalent of ש
כינוי חוזר בפסוקית זיקה
resumptive pronoun in relative clause
ha-ish she-diberti ito
Relative clauses use resumptive pronouns
מילות שאלה עקיפות
indirect question words
lo yodea matai...
Embedded questions keep question word, no inversion
הכל / כולם / כולנו
everything / everyone / all of us
ha-kol / kulam / kulanu
כל + suffix for inclusive expressions
מישהו / משהו / שום
someone / something / no
mishehu / mashehu / shum
Indefinite pronouns
הדגשה: דווקא, אפילו
emphasis: davka, afilu
davka, afilu
דווקא (precisely/of all things), אפילו (even)