המרשם למשקפיים נמצא על השולחן.

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Breakdown of המרשם למשקפיים נמצא על השולחן.

• על: on
• להימצא: to be located
• מרשם למשקפיים: eyeglass prescription

Questions & Answers about המרשם למשקפיים נמצא על השולחן.

Why does המרשם start with ה־?

Because ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.

• מרשם = prescription
• המרשם = the prescription

In this sentence, the speaker is referring to a specific prescription, so Hebrew uses ה־ just like English uses the.

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What does למשקפיים literally mean, and why is there a ל־ at the beginning?

למשקפיים literally means for glasses.

It is made of:

• ל־ = for / to
• משקפיים = glasses

So:

• מרשם למשקפיים = a prescription for glasses

Here, ל־ means for, not to. Hebrew uses ל־ in many expressions where English uses for.

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Why is it משקפיים and not a singular form?

משקפיים is one of those Hebrew nouns that looks grammatically plural/dual but often refers to a single everyday object, like English glasses.

The ending ־יים is historically a dual ending, often used for things that come in pairs. Since glasses have two lenses, Hebrew uses משקפיים.

Even though it looks plural-like, it often functions as the normal word for glasses.

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