9.12 Look-alike words: אֵת as “with” or as Definite Direct Object (DDO) marker

• As we learned previously, אֵת can mean either the DDO or the preposition “with”. They are spelled the same way, and either form can take a pronominal suffix.

For the DDO with a regular Type 1 pronominal suffix, the א will take \(\bar O\)-Holem or \(E\)-Seghol

• DDO him (3MS): אֹתוֹ
• DDO you/you all (2FP): אֶתְכֶן

For the preposition with, as in “with him”, the א will take \(I\)-Hireq in all forms

• With me (1CS): אִתִּי
• With them (3FP): אִתָּן