Verse:Irta/Modern Hebrew: Difference between revisions
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* nif3al past vs nif3ål present | * nif3al past vs nif3ål present | ||
* kårå 'he called/read; it occurred' vs kåra 'he tore/split; he knelt' | * kårå 'he called/read; it occurred' vs kåra 'he tore/split; he knelt' | ||
=== Intonation === | |||
Before stressed syllables in a prosodic unit, pitch is high. | |||
* End of declaratives: similar to Russian neutral declarative intonation | |||
** falling during last stressed syllable | |||
** low after the last stressed syllable, if any syllables come after that | |||
* Questions and pauses | |||
** Starting on a focused constituent or the last stressed syllable, pitch is like Mandarin tone 3: low rising or low dipping, possibly with creaky voice. | |||
== Syntax == | == Syntax == | ||