בא feminine form
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In formal Hebrew there is. The present tense is stressed on the last syllable.
Thanks! I think it's similar to אשתי טסה., which could mean either "My wife flew." or "My wife is flying." in colloquial Hebrew.
In modern Hebrew, however, the stress is different: it's on the second syllable in the present tense: ishti ta-SA. However, nobody ever speaks that way.
In modern Hebrew, however, the stress is different: it's on the second syllable in the present tense: ishti ta-SA. However, nobody ever speaks that way.
I think you meant "formal Hebrew" instead of "modern Hebrew". They're both modern.
Yes, I've noticed that in colloquial Hebrew you stress ba'a on the first syllable even when it means "[She] is coming."
However, today I heard someone say בפעם הבאה אני רוצה להישאר יותר זמן., and he stressed ba'a on the last syllable. So, maybe both stresses are used in colloquial Hebrew but only the latter is used in formal Hebrew.
By the way, I would have expected ha-pa'am ha-ba'a instead of ba-pa'am ha-ba'a because when you want to say something like "This time I'm going to Jerusalem." you say ha-pa'am ani nose'a lirushalayim, not ba-pa'am.
Regarding the stress, it's probably because הבאה was used as an adjective rather than as a verb.
הפעם is an an exception. Often a definite time phrase without a preposition means "this (current) X". Like הפעם = "this time", השנה = "this year", היום = "today". But in other cases, you have to use a preposition: בפעם הבאה = "next year", בשנה שעברה = "last year".
הפעם is an an exception. Often a definite time phrase without a preposition means "this (current) X". Like הפעם = "this time", השנה = "this year", היום = "today". But in other cases, you have to use a preposition: בפעם הבאה = "next year", בשנה שעברה = "last year".