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Prepositions & Possession

Prepositions, inseparable prefixes, של possession and prepositional pronouns
ב — in/at
be — in/at
be-
Inseparable prefix: בבית = in the house
ל — to/for
le — to/for
le-
Inseparable prefix: לבית = to the house
מ — from
mi/me — from
mi-/me-
Inseparable prefix: מהבית = from the house
של — possession (of)
shel — of/belonging to
shel
הספר של דוד = David's book (the book of David)
שלי, שלך, שלו, שלה
mine, yours, his, hers
sheli, shelcha/shelach, shelo, shela
של + pronoun suffix = possessive
עם / בלי — with / without
im / bli — with / without
im / bli
עם חבר = with a friend; בלי כסף = without money
על — on/about
al — on/about
al
על השולחן = on the table
אצל — at someone's place
etzel — at (someone's)
etzel
אצל דוד = at David's place
לי, לך, לו, לה — to me/you/him/her
to me, to you, to him, to her
li, lecha/lach, lo, la
ל + pronoun suffix: prepositional pronouns
יש לי / אין לי
I have / I don't have
yesh li / ein li
Possession expressed with יש/אין + ל + pronoun