את יכולה להמליץ על ספר טוב?

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Breakdown of את יכולה להמליץ על ספר טוב?

• טוב: good
• את: you
• להיות יכול: to be able

Questions & Answers about את יכולה להמליץ על ספר טוב?

What does each word in את יכולה להמליץ על ספר טוב? do?

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• את — you (addressing one female)
• יכולה — can / able to (female singular form)
• להמליץ — to recommend
• על — on / about, but here it is the preposition used with recommend
• ספר — book
• טוב — good

So the structure is basically you + can + recommend + a good book.

Why is את used here? Doesn’t את sometimes mark a direct object?

Yes — that is a very common source of confusion.

Hebrew has:

• את = you (feminine singular pronoun), pronounced at
• את = the direct object marker, pronounced et

They are spelled the same in normal unpointed writing, but they are different words. In this sentence, את clearly means you, because it comes at the beginning and matches יכולה, the feminine singular form.

Why is יכולה feminine?