Word
השארנו מקום לאוורור בשביל שלא יהיה עובש.
Meaning
We left room for ventilation so that there would be no mold.
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Questions & Answers about השארנו מקום לאוורור בשביל שלא יהיה עובש.
What does השארנו mean exactly, and what verb form is it?
השארנו means we left or we left behind.
It comes from the verb להשאיר, which means to leave, to leave something behind, or to keep something in place.
The ending -נו shows we in the past tense:
- השארתי = I left
- השארת = you left
- השאיר = he left
- השאירה = she left
- השארנו = we left
So השארנו מקום literally means we left space.
Why is there no separate word for we in the sentence?
In Hebrew, the verb itself usually shows the subject, especially in the past tense.
So השארנו already means we left. You do not need to add אנחנו unless you want emphasis or contrast.
For example:
- השארנו מקום = we left space
- אנחנו השארנו מקום = we left space / it was we who left space
The second version is more emphatic.
What does מקום mean here? Is it place or space?