No. 286 in Hebrew
שכבר
"That already."
In a sentence
אני מבין את התשובה שכבר ניתנה קודם.
I understand the answer that was already given earlier.
In this sentence, "שכבר" introduces a relative clause and emphasizes that the action (answer being given) occurred previously.
הלכתי לחנות שכבר הייתה סגורה.
I went to the store which was already closed.
Here, "שכבר" specifies a state (being closed) that had occurred before the main action (going to the store).
האדם שכבר נפגשנו איתו התקשר שוב.
The person whom we already met with called again.
In this sentence, "שכבר" provides information about a prior action (meeting with the person) related to the noun (the person).
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