העץ גדל מהר.

tree

Breakdown of העץ גדל מהר.

• מהר: fast
• לגדול: to grow

Questions & Answers about העץ גדל מהר.

How do you pronounce העץ גדל מהר?

In modern Israeli Hebrew, it is roughly:

ha-ets gaDEL maHER

A word-by-word guide:

• העץ = ha-ets
• גדל = gadel
• מהר = maher

A few pronunciation notes:

• ע in העץ is usually not strongly pronounced in modern Hebrew.
• ץ at the end of עץ sounds like ts.
• Hebrew stress is usually toward the end of the word, so gaDEL and maHER.

What does העץ mean literally, and why is the ה attached to it?

עץ means tree.

The ה at the beginning is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to English the. So:

• עץ = tree
• העץ = the tree

In Hebrew, the word for the is usually attached directly to the noun, instead of standing as a separate word.

Is עץ masculine or feminine, and does that matter here?