Breakdown of הניקוי היבש מתאים לבד העדין.
Questions & Answers about הניקוי היבש מתאים לבד העדין.
Because יבש is an adjective modifying ניקוי.
In Hebrew, when a noun is definite, its adjective is also definite:
- ניקוי יבש = dry cleaning / a dry cleaning process
- הניקוי היבש = the dry cleaning
So the ה־ appears on both words because the whole noun phrase is definite.
In Hebrew, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.
So:
- ניקוי יבש = dry cleaning
- literally: cleaning dry
This is normal Hebrew word order for noun + adjective.
Because it agrees with the subject, הניקוי היבש, which is masculine singular.
מתאים is the masculine singular present-tense form of the verb להתאים / a participle meaning to suit, be suitable, fit.
Agreement examples:
- הניקוי היבש מתאים = the dry cleaning is suitable
- השיטה מתאימה = the method is suitable (feminine singular)
- הבגדים מתאימים = the clothes are suitable (masculine plural)