תני לי ממחטה, בבקשה; נשפך לי קצת קפה על השולחן.

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Breakdown of תני לי ממחטה, בבקשה; נשפך לי קצת קפה על השולחן.

• קפה: coffee
• לי: to me
• על: on

Questions & Answers about תני לי ממחטה, בבקשה; נשפך לי קצת קפה על השולחן.

Why is the first word תני and not תן?

Because תני is the imperative form used when speaking to one female.

With לתת (to give), the imperative changes for gender and number:

• תן — to one male
• תני — to one female
• תנו — to more than one person

So this sentence is addressed to a woman or girl.

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Why is there no word for you in the first part?

Hebrew often leaves subject pronouns out when the verb already shows who the subject is.

In תני, the verb itself already tells you:

• it is a command
• it is directed to you
• that you are feminine singular

So Hebrew does not need a separate את here. Adding it would usually sound unnecessary or emphatic.

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Why is it תני לי ממחטה and not תני לי את הממחטה?