זאת זכות חשובה.

In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not written or said in the present tense.

So:

• זאת זכות חשובה = This/That is an important right
• literally: this/that important right

This is completely normal Hebrew.
If you wanted past or future, Hebrew would use forms of to be, but in the present it is usually omitted.

זאת is a feminine singular demonstrative, and depending on context it can mean either:

• this
• that

In many learning materials it is often translated as this, but real usage depends on the situation.

In this sentence, זאת matches the noun זכות, which is feminine singular.

A very common spoken alternative is זו instead of זאת.

So you may hear:

• זאת זכות חשובה
• זו זכות חשובה

Both are normal.

Because זכות is a feminine noun.

In Hebrew, words that point to nouns and adjectives that describe nouns usually have to agree with the noun in:

• gender
• number

Here:

• זכות = feminine singular
• זאת = feminine singular
• חשובה = feminine singular

Everything matches.

That -ה ending shows the adjective is feminine singular.

The adjective is חשוב in the masculine singular form, and it becomes חשובה in the feminine singular form.

So:

• חשוב = important (masculine singular)
• חשובה = important (feminine singular)

Because זכות is feminine, the adjective must also be feminine:

• זכות חשובה = an important right

In Hebrew, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.

So Hebrew says:

• זכות חשובה
• literally: right important

This is the normal order in Hebrew.

Compare:

• ספר טוב = a good book
• אישה חכמה = a smart woman
• זכות חשובה = an important right

Because the phrase is not grammatically definite.

• זכות חשובה = an important right
• הזכות החשובה = the important right

In Hebrew, if a noun is definite with ה, its adjective usually also takes ה:

• הזכות החשובה

In your sentence, the noun phrase itself is indefinite: זכות חשובה.

Even though זאת points to something specific, the structure is still:

• זאת
  • זכות חשובה
• This/That is an important right

Not:

• This is the important right

Yes. In modern Hebrew, זו is extremely common, especially in speech.

So these are both fine:

• זאת זכות חשובה
• זו זכות חשובה

Very roughly:

• זאת can sound a bit more formal, careful, or written
• זו is very common in everyday speech

As a learner, you should recognize both.

זכות is usually pronounced something like zkhut or z'chut.

A few pronunciation notes:

• ז = z
• כ here is the throaty sound like German Bach or Scottish loch
• וּ = u
• ת = t

So the word is approximately:

• zkhut

The hardest part for many English speakers is the כ sound.

Not always. זכות can have several related meanings depending on context, such as:

• a right
• a privilege
• a merit or credit

In this sentence, it most naturally means a right.

This is common in legal, civic, or moral contexts, for example:

• זכות הצבעה = the right to vote
• זכויות אדם = human rights

So even if you already know the translation here, it is useful to know that זכות has a wider range of uses.

You would need a masculine noun, and then the demonstrative and adjective would also become masculine.

For example:

• זה חוק חשוב = This is an important law

Breakdown:

• זה = masculine singular this/that
• חוק = law, masculine singular
• חשוב = important, masculine singular

This helps show the agreement pattern:

• feminine: זאת זכות חשובה
• masculine: זה חוק חשוב

Yes. It is a complete and natural Hebrew sentence.

Hebrew often allows very short present-tense sentences with just:

• a subject or demonstrative
• a noun phrase or adjective phrase

So זאת זכות חשובה is fully complete and natural, even without an explicit word for is.

Yes, depending on context, that is possible.

Because זכות can mean:

• right
• privilege
• sometimes merit

the exact English translation depends on the situation.

For example:

• in a legal or political context, right is likely best
• in a social or personal context, privilege might fit better

So the Hebrew sentence itself is slightly broader than one single English word.