Questions & Answers about הבחורה הזאת עובדת במלון.
Why is ה attached to בחורה?
The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to the in English.
- בחורה = a girl / young woman
- הבחורה = the girl / the young woman
In this sentence, הבחורה הזאת means this girl / this young woman.
Why does זאת come after הבחורה instead of before it?
In Hebrew, demonstratives like this usually come after the noun.
So Hebrew says:
- הבחורה הזאת = literally the girl this
But in natural English, we translate it as this girl.
This is a very normal Hebrew word order:
- הספר הזה = this book
- העיר הזאת = this city
Why is it הבחורה הזאת and not just בחורה הזאת?