הוא שלח לי הודעה עם הכתובת, אבל שכחתי לבדוק אותה בבוקר.

He sent me a message with the address, but I forgot to check it in the morning.

Breakdown of הוא שלח לי הודעה עם הכתובת, אבל שכחתי לבדוק אותה בבוקר.

• הוא: he
• לי: to me
• אבל: but
• ב: in

Questions & Answers about הוא שלח לי הודעה עם הכתובת, אבל שכחתי לבדוק אותה בבוקר.

Why is שלח translated as sent, and what form is it?

שלח is the past tense, 3rd person masculine singular form of the verb לשלוח (to send).

So:

• הוא שלח = he sent
• היא שלחה = she sent
• אני שלחתי = I sent

Hebrew past-tense verbs change according to person, number, and sometimes gender, so the form שלח already tells you the subject is he.

What does לי mean here, and why does it come after the verb?

לי means to me.

It is made from:

• ל־ = to
• ־י = me

So:

• שלח לי = sent to me

This word order is very normal in Hebrew. Hebrew often puts the verb first and then short prepositional pronouns like לי, לו, לה, etc.

Examples:

• הוא אמר לי = he told me
• היא כתבה לו = she wrote to him

What does הודעה mean here? Is it specifically a text message?