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?