Word
אתמול התחלתי סדרה חדשה, והפרק הראשון היה קצר אבל מעניין.
Meaning
Yesterday I started a new series, and the first episode was short but interesting.
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Questions & Answers about אתמול התחלתי סדרה חדשה, והפרק הראשון היה קצר אבל מעניין.
Why does התחלתי mean I started?
In the past tense, Hebrew verbs change form to show the subject. The ending ־תי usually means I.
So:
- התחלתי = I started
- base idea: התחיל / להתחיל = to start / he started
This is a very common pattern in past-tense Hebrew:
- כתבתי = I wrote
- למדתי = I studied
- ראיתי = I saw
So when you see ־תי at the end of a past-tense verb, it often signals first person singular.
Why is אתמול at the beginning of the sentence?
אתמול means yesterday. Hebrew often puts time expressions near the beginning of a sentence, especially to set the scene.
So:
- אתמול התחלתי סדרה חדשה = Yesterday I started a new series
But Hebrew could also say:
- התחלתי סדרה חדשה אתמול
Both are possible. Putting אתמול first gives it a little more prominence, similar to English Yesterday, I started...
Why is there no word for a in סדרה חדשה?