Word
הנשיא דיבר היום.
Meaning
The president spoke today.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about הנשיא דיבר היום.
Why does הנשיא start with ה־?
The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.
So:
- נשיא = president
- הנשיא = the president
Unlike English, Hebrew usually attaches the directly to the beginning of the word instead of writing it as a separate word.
How do you pronounce הנשיא?
It is pronounced roughly ha-na-SEE.
A more detailed breakdown:
- ה = ha
- נשיא = na-si
- stress: usually on the last syllable, so ha-na-SI
In modern Hebrew, נשיא means president.
What does דיבר mean exactly, and what tense is it?
דיבר means spoke or talked.
It is:
- past tense
- third person
- masculine singular
So by itself, דיבר means he spoke.
Because the subject is הנשיא (the president), the verb matches it: the president spoke.