אתה פה.

You are here.

Breakdown of אתה פה.

• פה: here
• אתה: you

Questions & Answers about אתה פה.

Why is there no word for are in this sentence?

In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually left out in the present tense.

So אתה פה is literally you here, but it naturally means you are here.

This happens very often:

• אני בבית = I am at home
• היא עייפה = she is tired
• אנחנו מוכנים = we are ready

Hebrew does use forms of to be in the past and future, but not normally in simple present-tense sentences like this one.

What does אתה mean exactly?

אתה means you when speaking to one male.

Hebrew pronouns change depending on gender and number, so you is not always the same word.

For example:

• אתה = you (one male)
• את = you (one female)
• אתם = you (plural masculine or mixed group)
• אתן = you (plural feminine)

So אתה פה is said to a male singular person.

How would I say this to a woman?

You would say:

את פה.

That is the feminine singular version of you are here.

The only change is the pronoun:

• אתה פה = said to one male
• את פה = said to one female

The word פה stays the same.