Questions & Answers about העבודה גמורה.
In Hebrew, present-tense sentences of the type X is Y usually do not use a separate word for is.
So העבודה גמורה literally looks like the work finished, but the natural English meaning is the work is finished.
Hebrew does use to be in other tenses:
- העבודה הייתה גמורה = the work was finished
- העבודה תהיה גמורה = the work will be finished
Because עבודה is a feminine singular noun, and Hebrew adjectives must agree with the noun in gender and number.
Here are the main forms:
- גמור = masculine singular
- גמורה = feminine singular
- גמורים = masculine plural
- גמורות = feminine plural
Since העבודה is feminine singular, גמורה has to be feminine singular too.