היחידה הזאת משתייכת לחברה.

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• היחידה = the unit
• הזאת = this
• משתייכת = belongs / is affiliated
• לחברה = to the company or, in unpointed writing, sometimes to a company depending on context

So the structure is basically the unit this belongs to-the-company, which in natural English becomes this unit belongs to the company.

Because the noun יחידה is feminine singular.

In Hebrew, adjectives, demonstratives, and many verb forms must agree with the noun in gender and number. Since יחידה is feminine singular:

• הזאת is the feminine singular form of this
• משתייכת is the feminine singular present-tense form of the verb

If the noun were masculine singular, you would expect different forms, such as:

• הארגון הזה משתייך לחברה = this organization belongs to the company

So the sentence is a good example of agreement.

In Hebrew, demonstratives like this and that usually come after the noun:

• היחידה הזאת = this unit
• הספר הזה = this book
• הילדה הזאת = this girl

This is the normal Hebrew pattern for noun + this/that.

So even though English says this unit, Hebrew says literally the unit this.

Because in Hebrew, when you say this unit, the noun usually takes the definite article ה־, while the demonstrative follows it:

• היחידה הזאת = this unit

You do not normally say יחידה הזאת in standard Hebrew.

So the definiteness is marked on the noun itself. The demonstrative זאת does not need its own ה־.

This is the normal pattern:

• הספר הזה = this book
• הדלת הזאת = this door

משתייכת comes from the verb להשתייך, which means:

• to belong to
• to be affiliated with
• to pertain to

In this sentence, it means that the unit is connected with or belongs under the company.

So this verb is often used for belonging in an organizational or categorical sense, not just physical possession.

For example:

• המחלקה משתייכת לאוניברסיטה = the department belongs to / is affiliated with the university
• הקבוצה הזאת משתייכת לליגה הארצית = this team belongs to the national league

Because the verb להשתייך takes the preposition ל־, meaning to.

So Hebrew says, literally:

• משתייכת לחברה = belongs to the company

This is different from English, where learners may focus only on belongs, but in Hebrew the verb naturally works with ל־.

Compare:

• להשתייך ל... = to belong to...
• היחידה משתייכת לחברה = the unit belongs to the company

Because חברה is not a direct object here.

The verb להשתייך does not take a direct object. It takes the preposition ל־ instead:

• להשתייך ל...

So לחברה is a prepositional phrase, not a direct object, and that is why את is not used.

A learner might want to say something like משתייכת את החברה, but that would be incorrect.

In unpointed Hebrew, לחברה can be ambiguous.

It can represent:

• לְחֶבְרָה = to a company
• לַחֶבְרָה = to the company

In everyday Hebrew writing, vowels are usually not written, so context tells you which meaning is intended.

In your sentence, since the meaning is already known, it is understood as to the company.

This kind of ambiguity is very common in normal Hebrew spelling.

No. חברה can mean different things depending on context.

Common meanings include:

• company as a business
• society
• female friend

So חברה by itself is not always company.

For example:

• חברה גדולה = a large company
• החברה הישראלית = Israeli society
• היא חברה שלי = she is my friend

In your sentence, because of the context and meaning, חברה means company.

The dictionary form is להשתייך.

The form משתייכת is:

• present tense
• feminine singular

The root is usually analyzed as ש־י־ך, which is connected to the idea of belonging or being associated.

You do not need to master the root system immediately to use the sentence, but it helps explain why forms like these are related:

• להשתייך = infinitive
• משתייך = masculine singular present
• משתייכת = feminine singular present
• משתייכים = masculine plural present / mixed plural
• משתייכות = feminine plural present

A common pronunciation is:

ha-yekhiDA ha-ZOT mish-taYEkhet la-khevRA

A few helpful notes:

• היחידה is stressed on the last syllable: yekhiDA
• הזאת is stressed on the last syllable: zaOT / zot depending on speaking style
• משתייכת is stressed on YE
• לחברה is stressed on the last syllable: khevRA

Pronunciation can vary a little between speakers, but that is a good practical version to follow.

Yes. In modern Hebrew, both היחידה הזאת and היחידה הזו are used.

• היחידה הזאת is very common and standard
• היחידה הזו is also very common, especially in everyday speech

Both mean this unit.

You will hear similar pairs often:

• הספר הזה / הספר הזה
• הילדה הזאת / הילדה הזו

For a beginner, it is perfectly fine to learn הזאת as the standard feminine form and recognize הזו as a common alternative.

The given word order is the most natural neutral order:

היחידה הזאת משתייכת לחברה

Hebrew does allow some flexibility, but changes in word order can sound marked, literary, or contrastive.

For example, moving parts around might add emphasis rather than simply restating the sentence.

So for normal everyday usage, the best pattern to learn is:

subject + demonstrative + verb + prepositional phrase

In this case:

• היחידה הזאת = subject
• משתייכת = verb
• לחברה = prepositional phrase

That is the safest and most natural order for a learner to use.