Questions & Answers about התיק שלה על הכיסא.
Why is there no word for is in this sentence?
In Hebrew, simple present-tense sentences often leave out the verb to be.
So התיק שלה על הכיסא literally looks like her bag on the chair, but it means Her bag is on the chair.
This is very normal in Hebrew.
Compare:
- התיק שלה על הכיסא = Her bag is on the chair
- התיק שלה היה על הכיסא = Her bag was on the chair
- התיק שלה יהיה על הכיסא = Her bag will be on the chair
In past and future, Hebrew uses forms of להיות (to be), but in the present, it usually does not.
Why does שלה come after התיק instead of before it?