קשה להתמודד עם הבעיה הזאת.

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Breakdown of קשה להתמודד עם הבעיה הזאת.

• עם: with
• בעיה: problem
• קשה: difficult

Questions & Answers about קשה להתמודד עם הבעיה הזאת.

Why is there no word for it at the beginning, as in It is hard to deal with this problem?

Hebrew often uses an impersonal adjective without a subject where English uses it.

So:

• קשה להתמודד עם הבעיה הזאת = It is hard to deal with this problem
• literally, it is closer to Hard to deal with this problem

The word it is usually not expressed in Hebrew in this kind of sentence.

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What does קשה mean here, and why is it in the singular?

קשה means hard, difficult, or tough.

In this sentence, it works as an impersonal predicate: it is difficult.
Because it is being used in this general, impersonal way, Hebrew normally uses the masculine singular form.

Related forms are:

• קשה — masculine singular
• קשה — feminine singular as well in pronunciation/spelling here
• קשים — masculine plural
• קשות — feminine plural

In this sentence, you do not need to match קשה to הבעיה. The sentence is not saying the problem is difficult. It is saying dealing with the problem is difficult.

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Why is להתמודד used here? What form is it?