Questions & Answers about אם תעבירי לי את הקובץ עכשיו, אני אעלה אותו לתיקייה הנכונה.
Why is the verb תעבירי ending in -י?
Because the speaker is addressing one female.
In the future tense, Hebrew marks who the subject is:
- תעבירי = you (feminine singular) will transfer/send
- תעביר = you (masculine singular) will transfer/send
- תעבירו = you (plural) will transfer/send
So this sentence is being said to one woman. If you were speaking to a man, it would be:
אם תעביר לי את הקובץ עכשיו, אני אעלה אותו לתיקייה הנכונה.
Why is אם followed by a future verb? I thought Hebrew sometimes uses present tense for general statements.
Here אם means if, and the sentence is about a future possibility:
If you send me the file now, I’ll upload it to the correct folder.
In Hebrew, when the condition refers to the future, it is very common to use the future tense in both parts:
- אם תעבירי... = if you send / if you will send
- אני אעלה... = I will upload
That is normal Hebrew usage. English often uses present tense after if (if you send), but Hebrew typically uses the future here.
What exactly does תעבירי mean here?