Word
התקלה במונה התחילה אחרי הפסקת החשמל.
Meaning
The meter fault began after the power outage.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of התקלה במונה התחילה אחרי הפסקת החשמל.
אחרי
after
להתחיל
to start
תקלה במונהtekalâ bamone
meter fault
הפסקת חשמלhafsakat khashmal
power outage
Questions & Answers about התקלה במונה התחילה אחרי הפסקת החשמל.
Why is the verb התחילה feminine?
Because the subject, התקלה (the malfunction / the fault), is a feminine singular noun.
In Hebrew, verbs in the past tense agree with the subject in gender and number. So:
- התקלה התחילה = the malfunction started
- If the subject were masculine, you would expect התחיל
- If it were plural, the verb would also change
So התחילה matches תקלה.
What does the ה at the beginning of התקלה and החשמל mean?
The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.
So:
- תקלה = a malfunction / malfunction
- התקלה = the malfunction
- חשמל = electricity
- החשמל = the electricity
This is one of the most basic features of Hebrew nouns: instead of a separate word like the, Hebrew usually adds ה־ to the beginning of the noun.
What does במונה mean exactly?