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Inseperable Prepositions + The

When you combine the with in or to the "the" gets dropped by the pronunciation of l changes to la and b to ba.

in a room
בחדר
b'kheder

in the room
בחדר
ba'kheder

from the room
מחדר
m'kheder

Time Words

To say this+time you instead say the+time so this morning is הבוקר ו and today is היום

Can/Need

To say can+verb you say is it possible+to+verb

Is it possible to meet tonight?
אפשׁר להיפגשׁ הלילה

To negate you add i/איו before is it possible.

*Note: The hebrew infinitive like english includes to before it.

Now the word for need is tsarikh/צריך and it is technically an adjective but works just like can.

You need a taxi.
אתה צריך מונית
Atah tsarikh monit.

To negate precede tsarikh with lo. The feminine form is tsarikhah.

That/Who/Which

שׁ / she means that, which, and who. It joins seperate parts of a sentence. There is also the word asher/אשׁר but it is more formal. She is inseperable just like and, to, etc.


Roots

Hebrew consists of roots which give you a hint to the meaning. The root of li'khtov is k-t-k. It is also a group 1 verb, and all verbs in the same class conjugate the same.

Verbs are conjugated by masculine singular, masculine plural, feminine singular, and feminine plural.

ms: kotev/כותב
fs: kotevet/כותבת
mpl: kotvim/כותבים
fpl: kotvot/כותבות

Another group 1 verb is to want - li'rtsot/לרצות whose root is r-ts-h. Since it's root ends in an h it is a slightly different pattern.

ms: rotseh/רוצה
fs: rotsah/רוצה
mpl: rotsim/רוצים
fpl: rotsot/רוצות