המתפרה ליד המכבסה.

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Breakdown of המתפרה ליד המכבסה.

• מכבסה: laundry shop
• מתפרה: tailor's workshop

Questions & Answers about המתפרה ליד המכבסה.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

Because Hebrew often leaves out is / are in the present tense.

So המתפרה ליד המכבסה literally looks like:

• the tailor shop
• next to
• the laundromat

But it naturally means The tailor shop is next to the laundromat.

This is called a nominal sentence. In present-time statements, Hebrew usually does not use a separate verb meaning is.

You could sometimes hear המתפרה היא ליד המכבסה, with היא added, but that is less neutral and often sounds more emphatic or contrastive.

What does ליד mean exactly?

ליד means next to, beside, or sometimes by.

In this sentence:

• המתפרה ליד המכבסה = The tailor shop is next to the laundromat

It is a very common preposition in Hebrew.

Examples:

• הספר ליד הטלפון = The book is next to the phone
• הבית ליד הים = The house is by the sea

So ליד is doing the job that next to / beside / by would do in English.

Why do both words start with ה?