היא הודתה שהאשמה הייתה גם שלה, וזה עזר לנו לדבר בשקט.

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Breakdown of היא הודתה שהאשמה הייתה גם שלה, וזה עזר לנו לדבר בשקט.

• ו: and
• זה: that
• להיות: to be

Questions & Answers about היא הודתה שהאשמה הייתה גם שלה, וזה עזר לנו לדבר בשקט.

What does הודתה mean here, and why can it mean both admitted and thanked?

הודתה is the 3rd person feminine singular, past tense form of להודות.

That verb can mean:

• to admit / confess
• to thank

Hebrew often relies on context to tell you which meaning is intended.

Here, היא הודתה שהאשמה הייתה גם שלה means she admitted that the blame was also hers, because להודות ש־... commonly means to admit that...

If it meant she thanked, you would usually expect an object like:

• היא הודתה לו = she thanked him
• היא הודתה להם = she thanked them

So in this sentence, admitted is clearly the right meaning.

Why is the verb הודתה in the feminine form?

Because the subject is היא = she.

In the past tense, Hebrew verbs agree with the subject in gender and number.

So:

• הוא הודה = he admitted
• היא הודתה = she admitted

The ending ־ה here marks the feminine singular past form.