Questions & Answers about שינינו את התוכנית הקיימת.
שינינו is the past tense, first person plural form of the verb לשנות, meaning to change.
So:
- שיניתי = I changed
- שינית = you changed
- שינה / שינתה = he / she changed
- שינינו = we changed
In this sentence, שינינו means we changed.
In Hebrew, את marks a definite direct object.
Here, the thing being changed is התוכנית הקיימת = the existing plan/program, and it is definite because it has ה־ (the).
So Hebrew says:
- שינינו את התוכנית הקיימת
Literally: We changed + [direct object marker] + the existing plan
A native English speaker often wants to translate את, but usually you should think of it as a grammar marker, not as a separate word with meaning in English.
If the object were indefinite, את would usually not appear:
- שינינו תוכנית = we changed a plan