Lesson 97: Object Pronouns (me, you, him)
When a specific person is the object of a verb, Hebrew uses אֵת (et) with a pronoun suffix: אוֹתִי (oti, “me”), אוֹתְךָ (otcha, “you”), אוֹתוֹ (oto, “him”). Tap any line to hear it.
Direct objects
הוּא רָאָה אוֹתִי.
hu ra’a oti.
He saw me.
אֲנִי מַכִּיר אוֹתְךָ.
ani makir otcha.
I know you. (m.)
מָצָאתִי אוֹתוֹ.
matsati oto.
I found him / it.
Her, us, them
אֲנִי אוֹהֵב אוֹתָהּ.
ani ohev ota.
I love her.
הֵם הִזְמִינוּ אוֹתָנוּ.
hem hizminu otanu.
They invited us.
פָּגַשְׁתִּי אוֹתָם אֶתְמוֹל.
pagashti otam etmol.
I met them yesterday.
In questions
אַתָּה מֵבִין אוֹתִי?
ata mevin oti?
Do you understand me?