Questions & Answers about קשה להתמודד עם הבעיה הזאת.
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.
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.