some examples:

1. יש לי כוחות גדולים. (Yesh li kochoot gedolim.)
– I have great powers.
(Literally: There is to me great powers.)
In this sentence, the subject pronoun “הוא” (hu) is omitted because the verb “יש” (yesh) already indicates the existence of something possessed by the speaker.

2. הילד קם והלך לבית הספר. (Ha-yeled kam ve-halach la-beit ha-sefer.)
– The boy got up and went to school.
In this sentence, the subject pronoun “הוא” (hu) is omitted because the subject “הילד” (ha-yeled) is already specified.

3. רץ לשם כדי להשלים את העבודה. (Ratz le-sham kedei le-hashlim et ha-avoda.)
– He ran there in order to complete the work.
(Literally: Ran there in order to complete the work.)
Here, the subject pronoun “הוא” (hu) is omitted because it’s understood from the context or implied by the verb “רץ” (ratz) which conjugates as third person singular masculine.

In these examples, the omission of “הוא” (hu) doesn’t affect the meaning of the sentences because the subject is clear from the context or the verb conjugation.

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