הבחורה מחכה בחוץ.

to wait

Breakdown of הבחורה מחכה בחוץ.

• בחוץ: outside
• בחורה: young woman

Questions & Answers about הבחורה מחכה בחוץ.

What does הבחורה mean exactly? Is it girl or young woman?

בחורה usually means young woman or girl, depending on context.

• ילדה is more clearly girl/child
• אישה is woman
• בחורה often suggests a female who is no longer a small child, often a teenager or young adult

So הבחורה can be translated as the girl or the young woman, depending on the situation.

Why is there a ה־ at the beginning of הבחורה?

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

So:

• בחורה = a girl / a young woman
• הבחורה = the girl / the young woman

In Hebrew, the is attached directly to the noun instead of being written as a separate word.

How do we know מחכה means she is waiting here?