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Binyan Pa’al, Group 3

4. Possession

This usage is usually a confusing one for English speakers. In English we have a

special verb "to have" to describe possession of something.

In Hebrew we do not have a verb, but we use an expression ...‫ֵיׁש ל‬

Present tense: .‫ֵיש ִלי תפּוח‬
.‫ֵיש לֹו תפּוח‬
I have an apple. .‫ֵיש ָלנּו תפּוח‬
He has an apple. .‫ֵיש ָלּה תפּו ִחים‬
We have an apple.
She has apples.

Future tense:

The verb ‫ להיות‬is used according to the subject and not according to the owner of the
subject in one of the following forms:

‫ִת ְה ֶיה ִי ְה ֶיה‬ ‫ִי ְהיּו‬

Examples:

I will have an apple. → .‫( ִי ְה ֶיה ִלי תפּוח‬The word ‫ ַתפּו ַח‬is single, thus ‫) ִי ְה ֶיה‬
He will have an apple. → .‫ ִי ְה ֶיה לֹו תפּוח‬.(The word ‫ ַתפּו ַח‬is single, thus ‫) ִי ְה ֶיה‬
We will have an apple. → .‫( ִי ְה ֶיה ָלנּו תפּוח‬The word ‫ ַתפּו ַח‬is single, thus ‫) ִי ְה ֶיה‬
She will have apples (plural). → .‫( ִי ְהיּו ָלּה תפּו ִחים‬The word ‫ ַתפּו ִחים‬is plural, thus ‫) ִי ְהיּו‬

*Note: In the future tense the verb ‫ להיות‬is used either in the single or the plural, masculine or

feminine form according to the related subject

Present Future ‫ָע ִתיד‬ ‫הֶֹוה‬
I have a nice I will have a nice ‫ִי ְה ֶיה ִלי ב ִית‬ ‫ֵיש ִלי ב ִית‬
house. house.
I have a nice I will have a nice .‫י ֶפה‬ .‫י ֶפה‬
job. job.
I have a lot of I will have a lot ‫ִת ְה ֶיה ִלי‬ ‫ֵיש ִלי עבֹודה‬
friends. of friends. .‫עבֹודה טֹובה‬ .‫טֹובה‬

‫ִי ְהיּו ִלי ה ְר ֵבה‬ ‫ֵיש ִלי ה ְר ֵבה‬
.‫ח ֵב ִרים‬ .‫ח ֵב ִרים‬

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