Questions & Answers about את פה.
את here means you when speaking to one female.
A very common beginner confusion is that את can also be a different word in Hebrew: the marker used before a definite direct object. But in את פה, it is definitely the pronoun you.
So:
- את פה = You are here when talking to a woman or girl
- If speaking to a man, you would say אתה פה
In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not expressed in the present tense.
So where English says:
- You are here
Hebrew simply says:
- את פה
This is completely normal Hebrew grammar.
Compare:
- אני בבית = I am at home
- הוא עייף = He is tired
- את פה = You are here
But in the past or future, Hebrew does use forms of to be:
- היית פה = You were here
- תהיי פה = You will be here