All nouns in Hebrew are either masculine or feminine. Both genders share the first person pronoun: "we" ונחנא and "I" ינא. רלסיו ןימינב ינא רימת הנור ינא There are sentences without verbs in Hebrew, as there is no equivalent for the verb "to be" in the present tense. Examples: I am Rona Tamir רימת הנור ינא I am Dr. David Cohen ןהכ דוד ר”ד ינא I am Ms. Ruth Cohen ןהכ תור תרבג ינא VERBS: to like/dislike To express a strong liking for something or someone, the verb "to love" is used. PRESENT TENSE: The masculine and feminine singular verb forms are shown below: The masculine singular form is: בהוא ינא The feminine singular form is: תבהוא ינא DIRECT OBJECT: The direct object follows the verb with or without a preposition. a. If the object is indefinite(does not have a definite article, then the object immediately follows the verb (as it does in English). Examples: I love rain. םשג תבהוא ינא I like girls. תונב בהוא ינא If the objects is definite (either is someone’s name, a place name, or has a definite article), then an extra preposition is added: Examples: I love the rain. .םשגה תא תבהוא ינא I like Dani. .ינד תא תבהוא ינא I love Jerusalem. םילשורי תא בהוא ינא Like in English, the verb "to like/love" can be followed by an infinitive. Examples: I like to read. .אורקל תבהוא ינא I like to listen to music. .הקיסומ עומשל בהוא ינא To express a dislike for something or someone, you can negate the verb "to love." Examples: I don't like rain. .םשג תבהוא אל ינא I don't like Rina. .הניר תא בהוא אל ינא I don't like to sing. .רישל תבהוא אל ינא To express intense dislike for somebody or something, the verb "to hate" (אונשל) can be used. It is a very strong expression of dislike. PRESENT TENSE: to hate/detest The masculine singular form is: אנוש ינא The feminine singular form is: תאנוש ינא WITH INDEFINITE OBJECT: Examples: I hate rain. םשג תאנוש ינא I detest girls. תונב אנוש ינא WITH DEFINITE OBJECT: Examples: I hate the rain. .םשגה תא אנוש ינא I can't stand Riva. .הביר תא תאנוש ינא I do not hate New York. .קרוי-וינ תא אנוש אל ינא Like in English, the verb "to hate" can be followed by an infinitive. Examples: I hate to read. .אורקל אנוש ינא I hate to dance. .דוקרל אנוש ינא I hate to sing. .רישל אנוש ינא PRESENT TENSE: to live The masculine singular form is: רג ינא The feminine singular form is: הרג ינא Following the verb (רוגל) is the preposition -ב, which means "at/in". This preposition is not a separate word, and is attached to the noun which follows it. I live in Tel-Aviv. .ביבא-לתב הרג ינא If the noun of the place of residence does not have a definite article -ה, this preposition is pronounced be-. Examples: I live in Tel-Aviv. ani gar betel-aviv. .ביבא-לתב רג ינא I live in a house ani gara bebayit. .תיבב הרג ינא If the noun of the place of residence has a definite article -ה, this preposition is pronounced “ba-“. WITHOUT A DEFINITE ARTICLE: Examples: I live in Tel-Aviv. ani gar betel-aviv. .ביבא-לתב רג ינא WITH A DEFINITE ARTICLE: Examples: I live at home. ani gara babayit. .תיבב הרג ינא Note: There are other verbs in this lesson. These verbs will be covered in more detail in subsequent lessons.