Breakdown of המנהלת ביקשה שאתייק את המסמך מיד אחרי שהיא תחתום עליו.
היא
she
את
direct object marker
אחרי
after
ש
that
Questions & Answers about המנהלת ביקשה שאתייק את המסמך מיד אחרי שהיא תחתום עליו.
Why does the sentence start with המנהלת and not just מנהלת?
המנהלת means the manager / the female director. The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to the in English.
So:
- מנהלת = a manager or just manager
- המנהלת = the manager
In this sentence, the speaker is talking about a specific manager, so המנהלת is used.
Also, מנהלת here is feminine. A masculine version would usually be המנהל.
Why is it ביקשה and not ביקש?
Because the subject, המנהלת, is feminine singular.
Hebrew past tense agrees with the subject in gender and number:
- הוא ביקש = he asked
- היא ביקשה = she asked
Since המנהלת is feminine, the verb must also be feminine: ביקשה.
What does שאתייק mean, and why is it written as one word?