Questions & Answers about הגב שלי כואב קצת, וגם הכתף שלי כואבת אחרי האימון.
Because the verb כואב / כואבת agrees with the noun that hurts.
- גב = back and it is masculine singular, so: הגב שלי כואב
- כתף = shoulder and it is feminine singular, so: הכתף שלי כואבת
This is very common in Hebrew:
- הראש כואב = the head hurts
- היד כואבת = the hand hurts
So even though in English we often use my back hurts, in Hebrew the verb still changes for gender and number.
Hebrew usually expresses possession with שלי = mine / my after the noun.
So:
- הגב שלי = literally the back of mine
- הכתף שלי = literally the shoulder of mine
This is one of the most basic ways to say my + noun in Modern Hebrew.
Examples:
- הספר שלי = my book
- הבית שלי = my house
- היד שלי = my hand
With body parts, this structure is especially common.