Questions & Answers about את יודעת למה הוא לא פה?
How do you pronounce את יודעת למה הוא לא פה?
A common pronunciation is:
at yoda'at lama hu lo po?
A more detailed breakdown:
- את = at
- יודעת = yoda'at
- למה = lama
- הוא = hu
- לא = lo
- פה = po
With vowel marks, it would be approximately:
אַתְּ יוֹדַעַת לָמָה הוּא לֹא פֹּה?
Why does the sentence start with את יודעת?
את means you when speaking to one female.
יודעת means know in the form that matches a female singular subject.
So את יודעת means you know when talking to a woman or girl.
Hebrew verbs in the present tense agree with gender and number, so the verb changes depending on who the subject is.
Compare:
- את יודעת = you know, said to one female
- אתה יודע = you know, said to one male
- אתן יודעות = you know, said to a group of females
- אתם יודעים = you know, said to a group of males or a mixed group
Why is יודעת feminine?