אל תשתפי קוד חד-פעמי.

Do not share a one-time code.

Breakdown of אל תשתפי קוד חד-פעמי.

• אל: not
• לשתף: to share
• קוד חד-פעמי: one-time code

Questions & Answers about אל תשתפי קוד חד-פעמי.

Why does the sentence start with אל and not לא?

אל is the usual word for a negative command in Hebrew: don’t ...

So:

• אל תשתפי = don’t share
• לא תשתפי would usually sound like you will not share or a statement/prediction, not a direct command.

So in warnings and instructions, אל + future form is the normal pattern.

Why is the verb תשתפי and not something shorter, like an imperative form?

In Hebrew, negative commands are normally made with:

אל + future tense form

So even though the meaning is imperative in English, the Hebrew structure uses the future form:

• שתפי! = Share! (positive command, feminine singular)
• אל תשתפי! = Don’t share! (negative command, feminine singular)

That is completely normal Hebrew grammar.

What does תשתפי tell me about who is being addressed?

תשתפי is addressed to one female.

So this sentence is speaking directly to a woman or girl.

Other versions would be:

• אל תשתף קוד חד-פעמי. = to one male
• אל תשתפו קוד חד-פעמי. = to more than one person / a general plural address

So the -י ending here is a clue that the speaker is talking to feminine singular.