Questions & Answers about את יכולה להביא עוד סכין מהמטבח?
Because Hebrew writes both words the same way in unpointed text.
Here, את means you addressed to one female, and it is pronounced at.
The direct-object marker את is pronounced et and appears before a definite direct object, which is not what is happening here.
In this sentence, את is the subject: you can bring...
Because it uses the feminine singular forms:
- את = you (to one female)
- יכולה = can / able to in the feminine singular
If you were speaking to one male, it would be:
אתה יכול להביא עוד סכין מהמטבח?