התא הזה ריק.

This cell is empty.

Breakdown of התא הזה ריק.

• זה: this
• ריק: empty
• תא: cell; compartment

Questions & Answers about התא הזה ריק.

Why does הזה come after התא? In English, this usually comes before the noun.

In Hebrew, demonstratives like this usually come after the noun when they describe it directly.

So Hebrew says:

• התא הזה = this cell / this compartment

This is the normal pattern:

• הספר הזה = this book
• הבית הזה = this house
• הילד הזה = this boy

So even though English says this cell, Hebrew says literally the-cell this.

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Why is there a ה on both התא and הזה?

Because Hebrew normally marks this kind of noun phrase as definite.

In התא הזה:

• ה־ on תא makes it the cell
• הזה is the masculine singular form meaning this

With Hebrew demonstratives, the usual pattern is:

• ה + noun + ה + demonstrative

So:

• התא הזה = this cell
• הילדה הזאת = this girl
• הדברים האלה = these things

This doubling of definiteness is normal in Hebrew.

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