Breakdown of המורה ביקשה שנגיש את הדף הראשון היום ואת הדף השני מחר.
ו
and
היום
today
מחר
tomorrow
את
direct object marker
Questions & Answers about המורה ביקשה שנגיש את הדף הראשון היום ואת הדף השני מחר.
Why is the verb ביקשה feminine?
Because המורה can mean either the male teacher or the female teacher, and the verb tells you which one is meant here.
- ביקשה = she asked / she requested
- ביקש = he asked / he requested
So this sentence is talking about a female teacher.
What does שנגיש mean literally?
It is made of two parts:
- ש־ = that
- נגיש = we will submit / we will hand in
So literally, שנגיש is something like that we submit or that we will hand in.
In natural English, after asked, we often say asked us to submit, but Hebrew commonly uses this ש + future verb structure.
Why is נגיש in the future tense if the main verb ביקשה is in the past?