Word
אם את עצבנית מדי עכשיו, אל תלכי להתקלח מיד; תשבי רגע ותשתי מים.
Meaning
If you are too upset right now, do not go shower immediately; sit for a moment and drink water.
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sentence
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Breakdown of אם את עצבנית מדי עכשיו, אל תלכי להתקלח מיד; תשבי רגע ותשתי מים.
מים
water
את
you
עכשיו
now
ו
and
Questions & Answers about אם את עצבנית מדי עכשיו, אל תלכי להתקלח מיד; תשבי רגע ותשתי מים.
Why are את, עצבנית, תלכי, תשבי, and תשתי all in the feminine form?
Because the speaker is talking to one female person.
In Hebrew, adjectives and many verb forms agree with the person being addressed. So:
- את = you (feminine singular)
- עצבנית = upset / nervous / irritable (feminine singular)
- תלכי, תשבי, תשתי = 2nd person feminine singular verb forms
If you were speaking to a man, you would say:
אם אתה עצבני מדי עכשיו, אל תלך להתקלח מיד; תשב רגע ותשתה מים.
Why is את used in אם את עצבנית? Where is the word for are?
In present-tense Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not stated.
So את עצבנית literally looks like you upset, but it means you are upset.
The pronoun את is the subject, and עצבנית is the adjective describing the subject. Hebrew simply leaves out are in this kind of sentence.
What exactly does עצבנית mean here?