Questions & Answers about הגרביים שלי רטובות, כי שכחתי את המטרייה בבית.
In the present tense, Hebrew usually does not use a separate verb meaning to be.
So:
- הגרביים שלי רטובות = My socks are wet
- literally, it is closer to My socks wet
This is completely normal in Hebrew.
If you wanted the past or future, then Hebrew would use forms of היה:
- הגרביים שלי היו רטובות = My socks were wet
- הגרביים שלי יהיו רטובות = My socks will be wet
Because in Hebrew, a noun with a possessive phrase like שלי is normally treated as definite.
So:
- הגרביים שלי = my socks
- literally: the socks of mine
This is standard Hebrew. The same pattern appears everywhere:
- הספר שלי = my book
- הבית שלה = her house
- החברים שלנו = our friends
English does not use the in this situation, but Hebrew usually does.