אל תזיזי את המאוורר עכשיו, כי הכבל שלו קצר מדי.

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Breakdown of אל תזיזי את המאוורר עכשיו, כי הכבל שלו קצר מדי.

• את: direct object marker
• כי: because
• אל: not

Questions & Answers about אל תזיזי את המאוורר עכשיו, כי הכבל שלו קצר מדי.

Why does the sentence start with אל תזיזי? Is that a command?

Yes. אל תזיזי means don’t move when speaking to one female.

In Hebrew, negative commands are often formed with:

• אל = don’t
• a future-tense form

So:

• תזיזי = you will move / you move (to one female)
• אל תזיזי = don’t move

This is very common in spoken and written Hebrew.

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Why is it תזיזי and not some special imperative form?

Hebrew often uses אל + future form for negative commands instead of a separate imperative form.

For the verb להזיז (to move something), the forms are:

• תזיז = you will move (masculine singular)
• תזיזי = you will move (feminine singular)

So if you are telling one woman or girl don’t move it, you say:

• אל תזיזי

This is more natural than trying to make a negative imperative in another way.

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How do I know that תזיזי is addressed to a female?