Questions & Answers about האם הסמל הזה מתחיל את הרצף?
What does האם do at the beginning of the sentence?
האם is a formal way to mark a yes/no question in Hebrew. It is like putting whether / is it the case that at the start.
So:
- האם הסמל הזה מתחיל את הרצף? = Does this symbol begin the sequence?
In everyday spoken Hebrew, people often leave האם out and just use intonation:
- הסמל הזה מתחיל את הרצף?
That is still a normal question, just less formal.
Why is this written as הזה after the noun, instead of before it?
In Hebrew, demonstratives like this usually come after the noun.
So:
- הסמל הזה = this symbol
- literally, it is closer to the symbol this
This is a very common Hebrew pattern:
- הספר הזה = this book
- הילדה הזאת = this girl
Notice that the noun is usually definite too, which is why you see ה־ on הסמל.
Why does symbol have ה־ on it in הסמל הזה?