Breakdown of השוכר מגיש תביעה קטנה בגלל שהמשכיר הפר את ההסכם.
את
direct object marker
להגיש
to hand in
בגלל ש
because
הסכם
agreement
Questions & Answers about השוכר מגיש תביעה קטנה בגלל שהמשכיר הפר את ההסכם.
What do השוכר and המשכיר mean, and why are they so similar?
They are related words:
- השוכר = the tenant / the renter
- המשכיר = the landlord / the person renting it out
They come from the same general idea of renting, but they describe opposite roles:
- שוכר = someone who rents for himself
- משכיר = someone who rents something to someone else
A useful pattern to notice is that מ־ at the beginning of a word often helps form a word for the person doing a certain action. So משכיר is the one who lets/rents out.
Why do both השוכר and המשכיר start with ה?
The ה is the definite article, like the in English.
So:
- שוכר = a tenant / renter
- השוכר = the tenant / renter
And:
- משכיר = a landlord / lessor
- המשכיר = the landlord / lessor
In this sentence, we are talking about specific people, so Hebrew uses ה־.
What form is מגיש?