בהילוך הזה קל יותר לדווש.

Literally, בהילוך הזה is in this gear.

It breaks down like this:

• ב־ = in / with / at
• הילוך = gear
• הזה = this

So בהילוך הזה means in this gear or, depending on context, with this gear.

In a biking context, the most natural English translation is usually in this gear.

In Hebrew, demonstratives like this and that usually come after the noun.

So:

• הילוך הזה = this gear
• literally: gear this

This is normal Hebrew word order.

Also, when you say this/that + noun in Hebrew, the noun is normally definite, so you get:

• הילוך הזה = this gear
• not usually הילוך זה in everyday speech

Because the preposition ב־ (in) attaches directly to the word that follows it.

So:

• ב + הילוך → בהילוך

Also, since the noun is definite here (this gear), the original underlying structure is effectively:

• ב + ה + הילוך הזה

The ב and ה combine into בה.

This kind of contraction is very common in Hebrew:

• ב + הבית → בבית = in the house
• ל + הספר → לספר = to the book / to the barber depending on context and vowels
• כ + הדרך → כדרך = like the way

So בהילוך הזה is exactly what you would expect.

קל יותר means easier.

Hebrew usually forms the comparative with:

• יותר = more
• adjective before it

So:

• קל = easy / light
• קל יותר = more easy = easier

This is the normal Hebrew pattern:

• מהיר יותר = faster
• קשה יותר = harder / more difficult
• טוב יותר = better

Unlike English, Hebrew does not usually add an ending like -er to make a comparative. It normally uses יותר.

קל literally means light, but it also commonly means easy.

So in this sentence:

• קל יותר לדווש = it is easier to pedal

Hebrew often uses קל and קשה as opposites in this sense:

• קל להבין = easy to understand
• קשה להבין = hard to understand

So קל here does not mean physically lightweight. It means easy.

Because Hebrew often uses the masculine singular form as the default in impersonal expressions like this.

In English, we say:

• It is easier to pedal

That it does not refer to any real thing; it is just a grammatical placeholder. Hebrew usually does not use a dummy subject like that. Instead, it simply says:

• קל יותר לדווש

In this kind of structure, the adjective often appears in the masculine singular default form:

• קל
• קשה
• נעים
• חשוב

So this is normal Hebrew grammar, even though there is no visible masculine noun for קל to agree with.

לדווש is the infinitive form of the verb to pedal.

The ל־ at the beginning often marks the infinitive in Hebrew, similar to English to:

• לדווש = to pedal
• ללכת = to go / to walk
• לראות = to see

So:

• קל יותר לדווש = easier to pedal

Yes, in this sentence it works very much like English infinitive to.

• לדווש = to pedal

But Hebrew ל־ does more than English to. It can also mean to / for as a preposition, depending on context.

For example:

• אני הולך לבית = I am going to the house
• אני רוצה לדווש = I want to pedal

So in לדווש, it is part of the infinitive, not a separate preposition meaning direction.

Because Hebrew usually does not need a dummy subject like English it in sentences such as:

• It is easy
• It is hard
• It is important

Hebrew simply says:

• קל = easy
• קשה = hard
• חשוב = important

So:

• קל יותר לדווש literally = easier to pedal
• natural English = it’s easier to pedal

English grammar requires it here, but Hebrew grammar does not.

Yes, that would also be natural.

Hebrew word order is fairly flexible, especially with adverbial phrases like בהילוך הזה.

Compare:

• בהילוך הזה קל יותר לדווש
• קל יותר לדווש בהילוך הזה
• בהילוך הזה יותר קל לדווש

All of these can work.

The difference is mainly emphasis:

• בהילוך הזה... puts focus on in this gear
• קל יותר לדווש... puts focus first on it’s easier to pedal

So the original sentence is perfectly natural, but it is not the only possible word order.

No. הילוך can have several meanings depending on context.

Common meanings include:

• gear in a bike or car
• gait
• pace
• sometimes movement or mode of operation

But in this sentence, because of לדווש (to pedal), the meaning gear is the obvious one.

So context tells you which meaning is intended.

A common pronunciation would be approximately:

• be-hi-LUKH ha-ZE kaL yo-TER lid-VOSH

A few notes:

• בהילוך = behilúkh
• הזה = hazé
• קל יותר = kal yotér
• לדווש = lidvósh

The stress is usually on the last syllable in הזה, יותר, and לדווש.

It mainly describes ease, not raw ability.

So קל יותר לדווש means:

• it is easier to pedal
• pedaling is easier

It does not necessarily mean:

• you are more able to pedal
• you know how to pedal better

It is about how much effort pedaling takes in that gear. In context, it often implies less resistance or less strain.