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- "יש לכם כלב טוב."
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One person לך
More than one person לכם
It's like you versus yous/y'all/you lot/you guys depending on your dialect of English.
No, read all the notes again and use the scroll over hints if you're unsure.
"They have" is יש להם
Is there a reason why "you" (אתה/את) is not used with the -ל prefix? Basically, why is it "לכם/לכן" instead of "לאת/לאתה"? Is לכם/לכן plural?
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You probably should read the note on this, as I'm not a native speaker... AFAIU, "יש" means 'There is' and so the -ל words are there to refer to who the thing belongs to. So - יש לי תפוח ... Is translated as "I have an apple" ... but it literally means "There is to me an apple." The "לי" is the 'to me' part.
To answer your question, את and אתה just aren't appropriate when talking about owning a thing. You need the appropriate -ל words and a יש ('there is') or אין, which is ('there isn't a)
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Is this a corret form of "They" -- feminine and masculine : יש להן or י ש להם Obliged if somebody could explain. Thanks
You said לכם is "you all (plural)".
The translation specifically says "You" have a good dog....
So why is לך not used?
You have a dog (יש לכן כלב) You have a good Dog (יש לכם כלב טוב) Why לכן changes to לכם?
Not the same:
They have יש להם yesh lahem
You have יש לכם yesh lakhem
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Does it work in Hebrew if you reverse the order of the first two words? יש לכם There is to you לכם יש To you there is In English these are certainly equally valid ways of expressing the same concept.
According to the audio, I wrote, "יש להם" fully expecting the translation to be, they have. It said my answer was correct, which it was not. Many of these words are so close to each other, the only way to really tell the difference is in the written form. The difference is so subtle, and the mistake changes so much. It is frustrating sometimes.
