Learn Hardcore Hebrew: דיברתי עם עמית מהמחלקה השנייה, והוא אמר שהעמיתה שלנו כבר שלחה את הסיכום. - I spoke with a male colleague from the second department, and he said that our female colleague has already sent the summary.

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דיברתי עם עמית מהמחלקה השנייה, והוא אמר שהעמיתה שלנו כבר שלחה את הסיכום.

Meaning

I spoke with a male colleague from the second department, and he said that our female colleague has already sent the summary.

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Breakdown of דיברתי עם עמית מהמחלקה השנייה, והוא אמר שהעמיתה שלנו כבר שלחה את הסיכום.

What does דיברתי mean, and what form is it?

דיברתי is the past tense, first person singular form of לדבר (to speak / to talk), so it means I spoke or I talked.

A useful breakdown:

In the past tense, דיברתי is used by both male and female speakers, so it does not tell you the speaker’s gender.

Why does the sentence use עם after דיברתי?

The verb לדבר often takes עם when you mean to talk with someone.

So:

Hebrew can also use דיבר אל... or דיבר ל... in some contexts, but דיבר עם... is the most natural way to say talked with.

Is עמית a name or does it mean colleague?