Breakdown of אל תתעלם מההודעה שלה; אולי היא באמת צריכה עזרה עכשיו.
היא
she
עכשיו
now
להיות צריך
to need
אולי
maybe
Questions & Answers about אל תתעלם מההודעה שלה; אולי היא באמת צריכה עזרה עכשיו.
Why does the sentence start with אל and not לא?
Because אל is the normal word for a negative command in Hebrew.
- אל תתעלם = don’t ignore
- לא תתעלם would usually sound more like you will not ignore or a statement/prediction, not a direct command.
So if you want to tell someone don’t do X, Hebrew commonly uses:
- אל
- a future-form verb
Why is it תתעלם here? Isn’t that a future-tense form?
Yes — and that is very common in Hebrew.
After אל, Hebrew usually uses the future form to express a negative command:
- אל תתעלם = don’t ignore
- literally, it looks like do not + you will ignore
This verb comes from להתעלם = to ignore.
So:
- להתעלם = infinitive, to ignore
- תתעלם = you will ignore / used after אל = don’t ignore
This specific form is masculine singular, so it is said to one male.
Why does להתעלם use מ־? Why is it and not just ?