כל עוד השסתום סגור, האוויר נשאר בצמיג.

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Breakdown of כל עוד השסתום סגור, האוויר נשאר בצמיג.

• להישאר: to remain
• כל עוד: as long as
• צמיג: tire

Questions & Answers about כל עוד השסתום סגור, האוויר נשאר בצמיג.

What does כל עוד mean, and how is it used here?

כל עוד means as long as or so long as. It introduces a condition that continues over time.

In this sentence, כל עוד השסתום סגור means as long as the valve is closed.

A useful way to think of it:

• כל עוד + clause = as long as + clause

It is very common in both everyday and formal Hebrew.

Why is there no word for is in השסתום סגור?

In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.

So:

• השסתום סגור literally looks like the valve closed
• but it means the valve is closed

This is completely normal Hebrew grammar.

Compare:

• הדלת פתוחה = the door is open
• הילד עייף = the boy is tired

But in past or future tense, Hebrew does use forms of to be or other structures as needed.

Why does השסתום have ה־ at the beginning?