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Intermediate-Low, Unit 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 use an expression ...‫ֵיׁש ל‬

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

Past tense:

The verb ‫ ִל ְהיֹות‬is used according to the subject and not according to the

owner of the subject in one of the following forms: ‫ָּהיּו‬

‫ָּה ְי ָּתה ָּה ָּיה‬

Examples:

I had an apple. → .‫( ָּה ָּיה לי ַתפּו ַח‬The word ‫ ַתּפּו ַח‬is single, thus ‫) ָּה ָּיה‬

He had an apple. → .‫( ָּה ָּיה לֹו ַתפּו ַח‬The word ‫ ַתּפּו ַח‬is single, thus ‫) ָּה ָּיה‬

We had an apple. → .‫( ָּה ָּיה ָּלנּו ַתפּו ַח‬The word ‫ ַתּפּו ַח‬is single, thus ‫) ָּה ָּיה‬

She had apples (plural). → .‫( ָּהיּו ָּלּה ַתפּו ִחים‬The word ‫ ַתּפּו ִחים‬is plural, thus ‫) ָּהיּו‬

*Note: In the past tense the verb ‫ ִל ְהיֹות‬is used either in the single or the plural,

masculine or feminine form according to the related subject

Present Past ‫ָּע ָּבר‬ ‫הֶֹוה‬

I have a nice I had a nice ‫ָּה ָּיה ִלי ַב ִית‬ ‫ֵיׁש ִלי ַב ִית‬
house. house. .‫ָּי ֶּפה‬ .‫ָּי ֶּפה‬
I have a nice I had a nice job.
job. ‫ָּה ְי ָּתה ִלי‬ ‫ֵיׁש ִלי ֲעבֹו ָּדה‬
I have a lot of I had a lot of .‫ֲעבֹו ָּדה טֹו ָּבה‬ .‫טֹו ָּבה‬
friends. friends. ‫ָּהיּו ִלי ַה ְר ֵבה‬
‫ֵיׁש ִלי ַה ְר ֵבה‬
.‫ֲח ֵב ִרים‬ .‫ֲח ֵב ִרים‬

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