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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 ...ל שֵׁי

Present tense:

I have an apple. פ וּ ַ ח . ֵי שׁ ִל י ַ ת
He has an apple. פ וּ ַ ח . ֵי שׁ וֹל ַ ת

We have an apple. פ וּ ַ ח . וּנ ַ ת ֵי שׁ ָל

She has apples. . םי פ וּ ִ ח הּ ַ ת ֵי שׁ ָל

Past tense:

The verb תוֹי ְה ִל is used according to the subject and not according to the

owner of the subject in one of the following forms:
ה ָ ה ָי ה ָתְיה ָ וּי ָ ה
Examples:

I had an apple. → וּ ַח. פ יל ַ ת הָּי ָּה (The word חוּפּ ת is single, thus הָי ָה)

He had an apple. → . ַחוּפ ַת וֹל הָּי ָּה (The word חוּפּ ת is single, thus הָי ָה)

We had an apple. → . ַחוּפ ַת וּנ ָל הָּי ָּה (The word חוּפּ ת is single, thus הָי ָה)

She had apples (plural). → .םי ִחוּפ ַת הּ ָל וּי ָּה (The word םי ִחוּפּ ת is plural, thus וּי ָה)

*Note: In the past tense the verb וֹית ְ ה ִל is used either in the single or the plural,
masculine or feminine form according to the related subject

Present Past רָבָע הֶוֹה

I have a nice I had a nice תִיַב י ִל הָי ָה תִיַב י ִל שֵׁי
house. house. .ה ָּי ֶּפ .ה ָּי ֶּפ
I have a nice I had a nice job. ִל י ה ָתְי ָה ה ָּ ד וֹב ֲע י ִל שֵׁי
job. .ה ָּב וֹט ה ָּ ד וֹב ֲע .ה ָּב וֹט
I have a lot of I had a lot of ה ְ ר ֵב ַ ה י ִל וּי ָה ה ְ ר ֵב ַ ה י ִל שֵׁי
friends. friends. . םי ֵב ִ ר ֲח .םי ֵב ִ ר ֲח

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