שלחתי לה הודעה בשביל להזכיר לה את הפגישה, אבל היא עוד לא ענתה.

Yes:

• שלחתי = I sent
• לה = to her
• הודעה = a message
• בשביל = for / in order to
• להזכיר = to remind
• לה = to her
• את = the marker of a definite direct object
• הפגישה = the meeting
• אבל = but
• היא = she
• עוד לא = not yet / still not
• ענתה = answered / replied

So the structure is very close to:

I sent her a message in order to remind her about the meeting, but she still hasn’t replied.

Because the ending ־תי is the past-tense ending for first person singular in Hebrew.

• שלח = he sent
• שלחה = she sent
• שלחתי = I sent

So שלחתי is the past form of the verb לשלוח = to send.

Because it serves two different roles in the sentence:

1. שלחתי לה הודעה
   = I sent her a message
   Here לה means to her, the recipient of the message.

2. להזכיר לה את הפגישה
   = to remind her about the meeting
   Here לה again means to her, the person being reminded.

So both are the same word grammatically, but each belongs to a different verb.

הודעה usually means message, notification, or announcement, depending on context.

In this sentence, שלחתי לה הודעה most naturally means:

• I sent her a message
• possibly a text, WhatsApp message, DM, etc.

So this is a very common everyday word in modern Hebrew.

Here בשביל means for the purpose of or in order to.

So:

• בשביל להזכיר לה את הפגישה = in order to remind her about the meeting

In everyday spoken Hebrew, בשביל + infinitive is very common.

A slightly more formal alternative would be:

• כדי להזכיר לה את הפגישה

Both mean basically the same thing here.

להזכיר is the infinitive form, meaning to remind.

It comes from the root ז־כ־ר, which is related to memory and remembering.

A very useful contrast is:

• לזכור = to remember
• להזכיר = to remind

So להזכיר is not to remember, but to cause someone to remember.

את marks a definite direct object.

Hebrew uses את before a direct object when that object is definite, for example:

• has ה־ = the
• is a name
• is a pronoun

So here:

• הפגישה = the meeting
• because it is definite, Hebrew adds את

That is why you get:

• להזכיר לה את הפגישה

There is no separate English word for את in translation.

Because it means the meeting, not just a meeting.

• פגישה = a meeting
• הפגישה = the meeting

This suggests that both speaker and listener already know which meeting is being discussed.

עוד לא means not yet or still not.

So:

• היא עוד לא ענתה = she hasn’t answered yet or = she still hasn’t answered

This is a very common Hebrew expression.

Compare:

• לא ענתה = she didn’t answer / she hasn’t answered
• עוד לא ענתה = she hasn’t answered yet / still hasn’t answered

The עוד adds the idea that you are still waiting.

Because the subject is היא = she, and ענתה is the past tense, third person feminine singular form of לענות = to answer / reply.

Compare:

• ענה = he answered
• ענתה = she answered
• עניתי = I answered

So היא עוד לא ענתה literally means she still did not answer, which in natural English is often she still hasn’t answered.

It could be omitted.

Hebrew often drops subject pronouns when the verb already makes the subject clear.

So both of these are possible:

• אבל היא עוד לא ענתה
• אבל עוד לא ענתה

Because ענתה is feminine singular, it already tells you the subject is she.

Including היא can add clarity or slight emphasis, especially after אבל:

• but she still hasn’t answered

Because Hebrew past tense is often used where English prefers the present perfect in this kind of context.

Hebrew says:

• היא עוד לא ענתה literally: she still not answered

Natural English usually says:

• she hasn’t answered yet
• she still hasn’t replied

So the Hebrew form is past tense, but the meaning in context often matches English has/have + past participle.

It can mean either, depending on context.

In this sentence, since someone sent a message, English often sounds more natural with:

• she hasn’t replied yet

But answered is also possible.

Hebrew לענות covers both ideas.

Yes.

You could say:

• שלחתי לה הודעה כדי להזכיר לה את הפגישה

This is a bit more neutral or formal than בשביל.

In everyday speech, though, בשביל is extremely common and sounds very natural.

Because Hebrew, like English, can leave that understood from context.

After:

• שלחתי לה הודעה = I sent her a message

it is obvious that:

• היא עוד לא ענתה means she hasn’t answered me / she hasn’t replied to the message

So Hebrew does not need to state the object explicitly here.