A stative verb denotes a state or a condition of a subject rather than an action and usually it is translated into English as the verb “to be” + an adjective or a present perfect (e.g., כָּבֵד “he is heavy” or “he has become heavy”). There is often an adjective with an identical form to the 3MS Perfect form of the stative verb (e.g., יָרֵא “afraid” or “to be afraid”; קָטֹן “small” or “to be small”). I. STATIVE VERB FORMS: PERFECT There are three classes of stative verbs, though