Word
צריכת החשמל נמדדת בקילוואט-שעה.
Meaning
Electricity consumption is measured in kilowatt-hours.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of צריכת החשמל נמדדת בקילוואט-שעה.
למדוד
to measure
צריכת חשמלtzrikhat chashmal
electricity consumption
קילוואט-שעהkilovat-sha'a
kilowatt-hour
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Questions & Answers about צריכת החשמל נמדדת בקילוואט-שעה.
Why is צריכת written without ה־, but החשמל has ה־?
Because צריכת החשמל is a construct phrase (called smikhut in Hebrew), meaning the consumption of the electricity / electricity consumption.
In a construct phrase:
- the first noun usually does not take ה־
- definiteness is usually shown on the second noun
So:
- צריכת החשמל = the consumption of the electricity → naturally electricity consumption
- צריכה by itself means consumption
- צריכת is the construct form of צריכה
This is very common in Hebrew:
- ספר הילד = the child’s book
- מחיר הדלק = the price of the fuel
- צריכת החשמל = electricity consumption
What exactly is צריכת? Why not צריכה?