Word
הספר שלך אצלי.
Meaning
Your book is with me.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
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Questions & Answers about הספר שלך אצלי.
How do you pronounce הספר שלך אצלי?
A common pronunciation is:
ha-SE-fer shel-KHA ets-LEE
if you are speaking to a man
and
ha-SE-fer she-LAKH ets-LEE
if you are speaking to a woman.
A rough word-by-word pronunciation guide:
- הספר = ha-sefer
- שלך = shelkha / shelakh
- אצלי = etsli
The stress is usually:
- se-FER
- ets-LI
Why is there no word for is in this sentence?
Because in Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not said in the present tense.
So Hebrew often says things like:
- הספר שלך אצלי = Your book is with me
- literally something like The book שלך with-me
This is completely normal Hebrew.
If you wanted past or future, then Hebrew would use forms of היה:
- הספר שלך היה אצלי = Your book was with me
- הספר שלך יהיה אצלי = Your book will be with me
What does אצלי mean exactly?