OK so we have just learned the I Form Verbs. Basically if you want to say I and then any verb in the past tense like "I ran ", you conjugate like this XaXaXti. Notice the 'T'. So now we're on to something real important. The letter 'T' plays a major grammatical role in the Hebrew language. At the end of a word 'T' tells us past tense. Prefixed to a word 'T' tells us future. LOGICAL! So 'T' itself is just an abstract funny letter. Let's turn this funny letter into something it resembles that is more common. How about a telephone pole! Perfect! Imagine a telephone pole covered in watches. This will impress in your brain the role the letter 'T' plays in Hebrew. Now it's time for the You Form Verb. But 'you' is a little ambiguous since we are dealing with the masculine singular. We will call it the 'You Sir Form Verb'. The You Sir Form Verb works like this XaXaXta. Have you noticed that it has all 'a' vowels. That's wonderful! It makes things so refreshing. OK now for some example sentences.
Have you eaten the cake yet?
Ha4im kvar 4a2aLTa 4et ha7ugah?
האם כבר אכלת את העוגה
Did you kill him?
Ha4im HaRaGTa 4oto?
האם הרגת אותו
When did you get back?
Matay CaZaRTa?
מתי חזרת
I'm not sure what you were thinking.
4ani lo4 yodea7 7al mah Ca5aVTa.
אני לא יודע על מה חשבת
You shot yourself in the foot!
YaRiTa le7a3me2a beregel
ירית לעצמך ברגל
You broke the table you were sitting on.
4atah 5aVaRTa 4et ha5ulcan 5e4atah Ya5aVTa
אתה שברת את השולחן שאתה ישבת
Didn't you write a letter to him?
Ha4im lo4 KaTaVTa lo mi2tav?
האם לא כתבת לו מכתב
Have you measured it?
Ha4im MaDaDTa 4et zeh?
האם מדדת את זה
The jet landed at Tokyo.
Ma9ox haxilon NaCTa be9oqyo.
מטוס הסילון נחת בטוקיו
Have you answered that letter yet?
Ha4im kvar 7aNiTa 7al hami2tav?
האם כבר ענית על המכתב
