Questions & Answers about שאלתי את הקופאית אם אפשר לשלם מחר, והיא חייכה ואמרה שלא.
Why does שאלתי mean I asked? What does the ending -תי do?
In the past tense, Hebrew often adds endings to show the subject.
- שאל = asked / the basic past stem
- שאלתי = I asked
So -תי is the regular 1st person singular past ending, meaning I.
The verb comes from the root ש־א־ל, connected with asking.
So:
- שאלתי = I asked
- שאלת = you asked (to one person, depending on gender)
- שאלה = she asked
- שאל = he asked
Why is there an את before הקופאית?