Questions & Answers about המורה אמרה שיש שיפור בכתיבה שלי.
Why is it אמרה and not אמר?
Because המורה (the teacher) can refer to either a male or a female teacher. The verb tells you which one it is here:
- אמרה = she said
- אמר = he said
So this sentence specifically means the female teacher said...
If the teacher were male, it would be:
- המורה אמר שיש שיפור בכתיבה שלי.
What does שיש mean here?
שיש is made of two parts:
- ש־ = that
- יש = there is / there are
So שיש means that there is or that there are.
In this sentence:
- המורה אמרה שיש שיפור...
- The teacher said that there is improvement...
In natural English, you might also translate it more smoothly as The teacher said my writing has improved or The teacher said there is improvement in my writing.
What does יש mean, and why is it used here?
יש is the Hebrew way to express existence: there is or there are.