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Most פָּעַל-construction verbs have the פּוֹעֵל form as the masculine singular present tense; for example, לָמַד→לוֹמֵד and צָבַע→צוֹבֵעַ. But some פָּעַל-construction verbs have the פָּעֵל form ...
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- Most פָּעַל-[construction](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derived_stem) verbs have the פּוֹעֵל form as the masculine singular present tense; for example, לָמַד→‎לוֹמֵד and צָבַע→‎צוֹבֵעַ.
But some פָּעַל-construction verbs have the פָּעֵל form as the machine singular present tense; for example, שָׁכַן→‎שָׁכֵן and קָרַב→‎קָרֵב.- What determines, for each פָּעַל verb, which form of present tense it has?
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- Most פָּעַל-[construction](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derived_stem) verbs have the פּוֹעֵל form as the masculine singular present tense; for example, לָמַד→‎לוֹמֵד and צָבַע→‎צוֹבֵעַ.
- But some פָּעַל-construction verbs have the פָּעֵל form as the masculine singular present tense; for example, שָׁכַן→‎שָׁכֵן and קָרַב→‎קָרֵב.
- What determines, for each פָּעַל verb, which form of present tense it has?
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Most פָּעַל-[construction](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derived_stem) verbs have the פּוֹעֵל form as the machine singular present tense; for example, לָמַד→‎לוֹמֵד and צָבַע→‎צוֹבֵעַ.- But some פָּעַל-construction verbs have the פָּעֵל form as the machine singular present tense; for example, שָׁכַן→‎שָׁכֵן and קָרַב→‎קָרֵב.
- What determines, for each פָּעַל verb, which form of present tense it has?
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- Most פָּעַל-[construction](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derived_stem) verbs have the פּוֹעֵל form as the masculine singular present tense; for example, לָמַד→‎לוֹמֵד and צָבַע→‎צוֹבֵעַ.
- But some פָּעַל-construction verbs have the פָּעֵל form as the machine singular present tense; for example, שָׁכַן→‎שָׁכֵן and קָרַב→‎קָרֵב.
- What determines, for each פָּעַל verb, which form of present tense it has?
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What determines the present-tense form of a kal verb?
Most פָּעַל-[construction](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derived_stem) verbs have the פּוֹעֵל form as the machine singular present tense; for example, לָמַד→‎לוֹמֵד and צָבַע→‎צוֹבֵעַ. But some פָּעַל-construction verbs have the פָּעֵל form as the machine singular present tense; for example, שָׁכַן→‎שָׁכֵן and קָרַב→‎קָרֵב. What determines, for each פָּעַל verb, which form of present tense it has? <!-- copied from my question at https://area51.stackexchange.com/badges/23/nice-question?userid=22032 -->