גם אם יש לי אחריות גדולה יותר עכשיו, זאת עדיין הזדמנות טובה.

Even if I have greater responsibility now, it is still a good opportunity.

Breakdown of גם אם יש לי אחריות גדולה יותר עכשיו, זאת עדיין הזדמנות טובה.

• זאת: this
• גדול: big
• טוב: good
• יש: there is

Questions & Answers about גם אם יש לי אחריות גדולה יותר עכשיו, זאת עדיין הזדמנות טובה.

Why does the sentence begin with גם אם? What does that whole phrase mean?

גם אם is a fixed expression meaning even if.

Word by word, it is literally something like:

• גם = also, even
• אם = if

But together, גם אם functions as one expression introducing a concession, meaning something like:

• even if
• sometimes, depending on context, close to even though

So in this sentence, it sets up the idea:

Even if I have greater responsibility now, ...

Why does Hebrew use יש לי for I have?

Hebrew usually expresses possession with the pattern:

יש + ל־ + person

Literally, יש לי means there is to me, but in natural English that becomes I have.

So:

• יש לי = I have
• יש לך = you have
• יש לו = he has
• יש לה = she has

This is one of the most important Hebrew patterns to get used to, because Hebrew does not normally use a direct equivalent of English have in this kind of sentence.

Why is אחריות followed by גדולה and not גדול?