הקדר אוהב קדרות.

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

So:

• קדר = a potter / potter
• הקדר = the potter

In Hebrew, the definite article is attached directly to the word, not written as a separate word.

קדר means potter — a person who makes clay vessels, pottery, and similar items.

It is a noun referring to a profession or role.

אוהב is the Hebrew verb form meaning loves or likes, depending on context.

In this sentence, it agrees with a masculine singular subject:

• הקדר = the potter (masculine singular)
• therefore the verb is אוהב

Related forms include:

• אוהב = he loves / loving or masculine singular loves
• אוהבת = feminine singular
• אוהבים = masculine plural
• אוהבות = feminine plural

Hebrew verbs usually reflect the gender and number of the subject.

In dictionary form, קדר is a masculine noun meaning potter. Also, the verb form אוהב matches a masculine singular subject.

If the subject were feminine, you would expect something like:

• הקדרת אוהבת קדרות = the female potter loves pottery

So the verb helps confirm the gender.

קדרות here means pottery in the sense of the craft or ceramic ware.

Even though ־ות often marks a feminine plural ending in Hebrew, words with that ending are not always simple plurals in meaning. In this case, קדרות can function like an abstract or collective noun, similar to English pottery.

So in this sentence, it is best understood as:

• קדרות = pottery / the craft of pottery

not necessarily potteries in ordinary English.

Because Hebrew does not always use the definite article the same way English does with mass nouns or abstract nouns.

English often says:

• The potter loves pottery

not usually:

• The potter loves the pottery

Similarly, Hebrew can say קדרות without ה when speaking about pottery in a general sense.

If you added ה and said הקדר אוהב את הקדרות, it would sound more like a specific, definite set of pottery or a specific pottery tradition, depending on context.

In Hebrew, את is used before a definite direct object.

Since קדרות here is not marked as definite, את is not used.

Compare:

• הקדר אוהב קדרות = The potter loves pottery
  
  • object is general / indefinite
• הקדר אוהב את הקדרות = The potter loves the pottery
  
  • object is definite

So the absence of את fits the sentence.

Yes. Subject + verb + object is a very normal and straightforward Hebrew word order.

Here:

• הקדר = subject
• אוהב = verb
• קדרות = object

So the sentence structure is very natural for learners to recognize.

Yes, they are clearly related.

• קדר = potter
• קדרות = pottery

This is a common pattern in Hebrew: words from the same root or word family are often semantically connected. Even if a learner does not yet know the exact root system in detail, it is useful to notice that these two words belong together in meaning.

This is similar to English relationships like:

• art / artist
• bake / baker
• music / musician

A simple pronunciation guide would be:

ha-ka-DAR o-HEV ka-da-RUT

More carefully:

• הקדר = ha-kadar
• אוהב = ohev
• קדרות = kadarut

The stress is usually near the end in קדרות and on the second syllable in אוהב.

It can mean either, depending on context.

In many everyday Hebrew sentences, אוהב is used for both strong affection and ordinary liking:

• אני אוהב קפה = I like coffee
• אני אוהב אותך = I love you

So in הקדר אוהב קדרות, the meaning is probably something like:

• The potter loves pottery
• or The potter likes pottery

If the meaning has already been provided to the learner, then context decides which English translation is best.

Yes. That is one of the natural things a learner might notice.

Because קדרות can refer to pottery as a material/art form or as the craft itself, the sentence can suggest:

• the potter loves making pottery
• the potter loves pottery as an art
• the potter loves ceramic ware in general

Hebrew often allows this kind of broad interpretation when using a general noun without extra clarification.

You would normally remove the definite article from the subject:

• קדר אוהב קדרות

That would mean A potter loves pottery or Potters love pottery, depending on context.

So the difference is:

• הקדר אוהב קדרות = The potter loves pottery
• קדר אוהב קדרות = A potter loves pottery

Hebrew often leaves some ambiguity that English forces you to resolve.