הכיסא לא זז.

The chair does not move.

Breakdown of הכיסא לא זז.

• לא: not
• כיסא: chair
• לזוז: to move; budge

Questions & Answers about הכיסא לא זז.

How do you pronounce הכיסא לא זז?

A common pronunciation is ha-ki-SE lo zaz.

• הכיסא = ha-kisé
• לא = lo
• זז = zaz

The stress in כיסא is on the last syllable: ki-SE.

What does the ה at the beginning of הכיסא mean?

It is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.

So:

• כיסא = chair
• הכיסא = the chair

Unlike English, Hebrew usually attaches the directly to the beginning of the noun.

Why is there no separate word for is in this sentence?

Hebrew normally does not use a present-tense word for am / is / are.

So where English says the chair is not moving, Hebrew can simply say the chair not moving in structure:

• הכיסא לא זז

This is completely normal Hebrew.

What does לא mean, and why is it placed before זז?