Lesson 67: Prepositions with Suffixes
Small prepositions — לְ־ (le-, “to”), בְּ־ (be-, “in”), עִם (im, “with”) — don’t stay separate before a pronoun. They swallow it: “to me” is one word, li. Tap any line to hear it.
To me, to you
תֵּן לִי אֶת זֶה.
ten li et ze.
Give it to me.
אָמַרְתִּי לְךָ.
amarti lecha.
I told you. (m.)
כָּתַבְתִּי לָהּ.
katavti la.
I wrote to her.
With me, with him
בּוֹא אִתִּי.
bo iti.
Come with me.
דִּבַּרְתִּי אִתּוֹ.
dibarti ito.
I spoke with him.
On, about
זֶה תָּלוּי בְּךָ.
ze talui becha.
It depends on you.
חָשַׁבְתִּי עָלֶיהָ.
chashavti aleha.
I thought about her.