אם יש לך שאלה, תפני אליהם אחרי השיעור; הם תמיד עונים בסבלנות.

there is

Breakdown of אם יש לך שאלה, תפני אליהם אחרי השיעור; הם תמיד עונים בסבלנות.

• לך: to you
• אחרי: after
• תמיד: always

Questions & Answers about אם יש לך שאלה, תפני אליהם אחרי השיעור; הם תמיד עונים בסבלנות.

Why does יש לך mean you have?

Hebrew often expresses possession with an existence + to someone structure.

• יש = there is / there are
• לך = to you

So יש לך שאלה literally means There is to you a question, but natural English is You have a question.

This is the normal way to say have in Hebrew in many contexts.

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Why is it שאלה and not השאלה?

שאלה means a question, while השאלה means the question.

Because the sentence means If you have a question..., it uses the indefinite form שאלה.

So:

• שאלה = a question
• השאלה = the question

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Why is the verb תפני feminine singular?

Because the sentence is addressed to one female.

Hebrew verbs usually show the gender and number of the person being addressed. Here:

• תפני = you will turn / you should turn / address yourself, said to one woman or girl

Other forms would be:

• תפנה = to one male