הסביבה כאן נקייה.

The environment here is clean.

Breakdown of הסביבה כאן נקייה.

• כאן: here
• נקי: clean
• סביבה: environment

Questions & Answers about הסביבה כאן נקייה.

What does each word in הסביבה כאן נקייה mean?

• הסביבה = the environment / the surroundings
• כאן = here
• נקייה = clean (feminine singular)

So the sentence is literally the environment here clean, which in natural English becomes The environment here is clean.

Why does הסביבה begin with ה־?

The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.

• סביבה = environment / surroundings
• הסביבה = the environment / the surroundings

Hebrew usually attaches the directly to the beginning of the noun instead of writing it as a separate word.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?