יחסים טובים דורשים זמן.

A common Israeli-style pronunciation is:

ya-kha-SIM to-VIM dor-SHIM zman

A few notes:

• יחסים = ya-kha-SIM
• טובים = to-VIM
• דורשים = dor-SHIM
• זמן = zman

The ח sound in יחסים is a throaty sound, like ch in Bach or loch.

Word by word:

• יחסים = relations / relationships
• טובים = good
• דורשים = require / demand / take
• זמן = time

So the structure is basically:

good relationships require time

Because in Hebrew, adjectives normally come after the noun.

So:

• יחסים טובים = good relationships
• literally: relationships good

This is normal Hebrew word order. English usually puts the adjective first, but Hebrew usually puts it after the noun.

Because יחסים is a masculine plural noun.

In Hebrew, both adjectives and present-tense verb forms agree with the noun in gender and number.

So:

• יחסים = masculine plural
• טובים = masculine plural good
• דורשים = masculine plural requiring / require

That agreement is why you do not see forms like טובות or דורשת here.

Yes. In Hebrew grammar, the present tense is built from forms that are often called participles, but in normal sentences they function as present-tense verbs.

So דורשים here means:

• require
• are requiring
• sometimes more naturally in English, take

In this sentence, the best translation is the simple present:

Good relationships require time.

Because the sentence is making a general statement, not talking about specific relationships or a specific time.

So:

• יחסים טובים דורשים זמן = Good relationships require time
• not the good relationships require the time

If you made the nouns definite, the meaning would become more specific:

• היחסים הטובים דורשים זמן = The good relationships require time / Those good relationships require time

That sounds less general and more context-specific.

Because את is used before a definite direct object, and זמן here is indefinite/general.

Compare:

• דורשים זמן = require time
• דורשים את הזמן = require the time

Since this sentence means time in a general sense, את is not used.

Very often, יחסים is used as a plural noun meaning relationships.

The singular יחס usually does not mean relationship in the same everyday sense. It more often means something like:

• attitude
• treatment
• relation

If you want to say a good relationship, Hebrew commonly uses:

מערכת יחסים טובה

So:

מערכת יחסים טובה דורשת זמן
= A good relationship requires time

Yes. This is a very normal, neutral sentence.

The structure is:

• יחסים טובים = subject
• דורשים = verb
• זמן = object

So the overall order is basically:

subject + verb + object

The only thing that may feel different to an English speaker is that inside the subject phrase, the adjective comes after the noun:

• יחסים טובים = good relationships

The root can have meanings like seek, demand, require, or call for, depending on context.

In the phrase דורש זמן / דורשים זמן, the natural meaning is:

• requires time
• takes time

So in this sentence it does not sound overly harsh. It is a very natural way to say that something needs time in order to develop.

Here זמן means time in a broad, general sense.

So the idea is not one specific time or one occasion. It means that building good relationships takes time, patience, and development over time.

That is why the English translation time works best here.