Breakdown of אחי התחיל קורס חדש, אבל אני מעדיפה חוג קטן שבו יש פחות אנשים.
אני
I
קטן
small
חדש
new
יש
there is
Questions & Answers about אחי התחיל קורס חדש, אבל אני מעדיפה חוג קטן שבו יש פחות אנשים.
What does אחי literally mean, and why doesn’t it say האח שלי?
אחי means my brother.
It is built from:
- אח = brother
- ־י = my
So אחי is a very common compact way to say my brother.
Hebrew also allows האח שלי, which also means my brother, but אחי is shorter and often feels a bit more natural in many contexts.
What form is התחיל?
התחיל is the past tense, 3rd person masculine singular form of the verb להתחיל = to begin / to start.
So:
- הוא התחיל = he started
- אחי התחיל = my brother started
Because אחי is masculine singular, התחיל matches it.
Why is it התחיל with אחי, but מעדיפה with אני?