Prepositions with pronoun endings · 10/60
עַל — on me, about me
The preposition עַל (al) with pronoun endings
The first preposition of the second type: endings with the letter י (־ַי, ־ֶיךָ, ־ָיו…). אֶל, לִפְנֵי, אַחֲרֵי, בִּלְעֲדֵי and every preposition ending in ־ֵי decline the same way.
| Person | Hebrew | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I | עָלַיalai | on me, about me |
| you (m) | עָלֶיךָalecha | on you, about you |
| you (f) | עָלַיִךְalayich | on you, about you |
| he | עָלָיוalav | on him, about him |
| she | עָלֶיהָaleha | on her, about her |
| we | עָלֵינוּaleinu | on us, about us |
| you (m pl) | עֲלֵיכֶםaleichem | on you, about you |
| you (f pl) | עֲלֵיכֶןaleichen | on you, about you |
| they (m) | עֲלֵיהֶםaleihem | on them, about them |
| they (f) | עֲלֵיהֶןaleihen | on them, about them |
Example: מָה אַתָּה חוֹשֵׁב עָלָיו? — what do you think of him? זֶה עָלַי — it's on me (my treat).
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