Breakdown of בדיקת הראייה מודדת חדות ראייה.
Questions & Answers about בדיקת הראייה מודדת חדות ראייה.
Because בדיקת is the construct form of בדיקה (test / examination).
In Hebrew, when one noun is followed by another noun to mean X of Y, the first noun often changes into a construct form:
- בדיקה = a test / an examination
- בדיקת = test of ...
So:
- בדיקת הראייה = the eye test / literally the test of the vision
This is a very common Hebrew pattern:
- בית ספר = school, literally house of book
- חדר מיון = emergency room, literally room of sorting/triage
- בדיקת דם = blood test
The ה is the definite article, meaning the.
So:
- ראייה = vision / eyesight
- הראייה = the vision / the eyesight
In a construct chain like בדיקת הראייה, the definiteness is usually shown on the second noun, not the first.
So:
- בדיקת ראייה = an eye test / a vision test
- בדיקת הראייה = the eye test
Even though בדיקת itself does not get ה, the whole phrase becomes definite because the second word is definite.