making person like nouns from verbs

Question

Hi do you have any idea how could I possibly make this like nouns describing a person from verbs? Like "shouter" is one who shouts right? how could I say it in hebrew? to shout = לצעוק first post, excuse-me

Answer 1

Hi,

I am not sure I understand you. There is a way to say a verb as a trait, perhaps thats what you mean. For example, a person who is a shouter: צעקן. It also depends on the designated gender. You take the root letters and add a Nun sofit (for male) or Nun, Yud, Taf (for female) צעקנית, will sound like Tza'a'ka'nit.

It can done with any verb someone who is an eater, אכלן/אכלנית. Someone who is a smiler; חייכן/חייכנית.

Hope that helps. Also, I provide Skype tutoring or in-person tutoring if you live in NYC.

Best,

Nadav K.

Answer 2

You can’t describe a person from a verb. It’s a special form, which derives more from a root. It’s called “the name of profession”. And there’s a special form to make “the name of profession". It’s three root characters with dagesh in the second. Like דייג - a fisherman from לדוג - to fish with a root ד י ג. In your case there’s no such a word in a form of a name of profession - a shouter. I’d use a participle or a present time form - צועק to describe a person who shouts.