Breakdown of אל תשימי את התיקים על הכיסא; תשימי אותם על המתלה ליד הדלת.
Questions & Answers about אל תשימי את התיקים על הכיסא; תשימי אותם על המתלה ליד הדלת.
תשימי is the second-person singular feminine form, so the speaker is talking to one female.
Hebrew verbs usually show:
- person: I / you / he / she / etc.
- number: singular or plural
- gender: masculine or feminine
So here:
- אל תשימי = don’t put (said to one female)
- תשימי = put (said to one female)
Some other versions:
- to one male: אל תשים ... שים ...
- to several people: אל תשימו ... שימו ...
Because אל is the normal word used for a negative command in Hebrew.
So:
- אל תשימי = don’t put
- לא תשימי usually means you will not put or you won’t put, which is a statement about the future, not a command
A very common pattern in Hebrew is:
- אל + future-form verb = negative command
So even though תשימי looks like a future form, after אל it means don’t put.