אם משהו חסר ברשימה, תוסיפי אותו לפני שאת יוצאת.

If something is missing from the list, add it before you leave.

Breakdown of אם משהו חסר ברשימה, תוסיפי אותו לפני שאת יוצאת.

• את: you
• ב: in
• לפני: before
• אם: if

Questions & Answers about אם משהו חסר ברשימה, תוסיפי אותו לפני שאת יוצאת.

Why is תוסיפי in the feminine singular form?

Because the sentence is addressed to one female person.

• תוסיפי = you should add / add (to one woman)
• את יוצאת = you are leaving / you leave (again, to one woman)

If you were speaking to a man, you would say:

• אם משהו חסר ברשימה, תוסיף אותו לפני שאתה יוצא.

So the verb forms in the sentence agree with a feminine singular you.

Why does Hebrew use תוסיפי here instead of the imperative form?

In spoken and everyday Hebrew, people often use the future tense to give instructions or commands, especially with you forms.

So:

• תוסיפי literally looks like future: you will add
• but in context it means: add it

A more strictly imperative feminine singular form would be הוסיפי, but that sounds more formal, literary, or old-fashioned in many everyday situations.

So in normal modern Hebrew, תוסיפי is very natural.

What exactly does חסר mean here?