Word
את שומעת אותי?
Meaning
Do you hear me?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about את שומעת אותי?
What does each word in את שומעת אותי? mean?
- את = you (addressing one female)
- שומעת = hear / are hearing (female singular form)
- אותי = me
So literally, the sentence is You hear me?, and in natural English it usually means Do you hear me? or Can you hear me?
Why does את mean you here? I thought את can also mark a direct object.
That is a very common source of confusion.
Hebrew has two different words that are written the same way:
- אַתְּ / את = you (singular feminine subject pronoun)
- אֶת / את = the marker used before a definite direct object
In את שומעת אותי?, the first word is the pronoun you, not the object marker.
You can tell from the context:
- It comes at the beginning as the subject.
- The sentence already has the object אותי = me.
- The meaning is clearly Are you hearing me?
Why is שומעת in this form?
Because it agrees with a singular female subject.
The verb comes from the root ש-מ-ע, related to hearing/listening. In the present tense: