Questions & Answers about הבד הזה הוא משי.
How do you pronounce הבד הזה הוא משי?
A common pronunciation guide is:
ha-BAD ha-ZEH hu MEH-shee
A more detailed breakdown:
- הבד = ha-BAD
- הזה = ha-ZEH
- הוא = hu
- משי = MEH-shee
The stress is usually:
- baD
- zeh
- MEHshi
What does each word mean in this sentence?
Word by word:
- הבד = the fabric / the cloth
- הזה = this
- הוא = he / it is here functioning as a linking word
- משי = silk
So the structure is literally something like:
the-fabric this it-is silk
Natural English: This fabric is silk.
Why does this come after the noun in Hebrew?