אם זה דחוף, תשלחי לי הודעה מיד.

If it is urgent, send me a message immediately.

Breakdown of אם זה דחוף, תשלחי לי הודעה מיד.

• לי: to me
• אם: if
• לשלוח: to send
• הודעה: message

Questions & Answers about אם זה דחוף, תשלחי לי הודעה מיד.

Why is תשלחי written with a final -י?

Because תשלחי is addressed to one female person.

In Hebrew, verb forms often show:

• person
• number
• gender

Here are the matching forms of to send in this kind of sentence:

• תשלח = you will send / send! (to one male)
• תשלחי = you will send / send! (to one female)
• תשלחו = you will send / send! (to more than one person)

So this sentence is specifically being said to a woman.

Is תשלחי future tense or a command?

Grammatically, תשלחי is the 2nd person feminine singular future form of לשלוח (to send).

But in everyday Hebrew, the future tense is very often used to give:

• instructions
• requests
• commands

So although the form is technically future, in this sentence it functions like:

• send me a message right away

This is very common Hebrew usage.

Could Hebrew use an actual imperative here instead of תשלחי?