Questions & Answers about היא רואה את האוטו שם.
What does את do in this sentence?
את is the direct object marker. It comes before a definite direct object.
Here, the direct object is האוטו (the car), so Hebrew uses את:
- היא רואה את האוטו שם.
It does not mean with here. That is a very common beginner confusion, because את can also mean with in other contexts, usually with pronoun endings, such as איתי (with me).
In this sentence, את is not translated into English. It is just a grammatical marker showing that the car is what she sees.
Why is it האוטו and not just אוטו?