מרוב עבודה, הידיים שלי עייפות.

מרוב means from too much..., because of so much..., or as a result of a lot of....

It is made of:

• מ־ = from
• רוב = most / a large amount

So מרוב עבודה means from too much work or because of so much work.

This is a very common Hebrew pattern:

• מרוב חום = from the heat / because of so much heat
• מרוב עייפות = from tiredness / because of being so tired
• מרוב לחץ = because of so much stress

In this sentence, it gives the reason that the hands are tired.

Because עבודה here means work in a general, uncountable sense, not the work.

So:

• עבודה = work
• העבודה = the work / the job

In מרוב עבודה, the speaker means because of so much work, not a specific piece of work. That is why there is no ה־.

הידיים means the hands.

Hebrew often uses the definite article ה־ when talking about body parts that belong to someone, especially when the noun is followed by שלי, שלך, etc.

So:

• ידיים = hands
• הידיים שלי = my hands

In English, we usually just say my hands, but in Hebrew the hands of mine is very natural:

• הראש שלי = my head
• העיניים שלי = my eyes
• הידיים שלי = my hands

Without ה־, ידיים שלי may be understood, but הידיים שלי sounds more standard and natural here.

Because that is the normal Hebrew way to say possession with של.

Hebrew usually says:

• הידיים שלי = my hands
• literally: the hands of me

English puts the possessive before the noun:

• my hands

Hebrew often puts the possessed thing first, then the possessor:

• הספר שלי = my book
• החברים שלנו = our friends

So הידיים שלי is the regular word order.

Because it has to agree with הידיים.

In Hebrew, adjectives agree with the noun in:

• gender
• number
• definiteness in some contexts

יד is a feminine noun, and ידיים means hands, so the adjective must be feminine plural.

Forms of עייף:

• עייף = masculine singular
• עייפה = feminine singular
• עייפים = masculine plural
• עייפות = feminine plural

So:

• הידיים שלי עייפות = my hands are tired

If the noun were masculine plural, you would use עייפים instead.

Technically, ידיים is the dual form, which is very common for body parts that naturally come in pairs.

Examples:

• יד = hand
• ידיים = two hands
• עין = eye
• עיניים = two eyes
• רגל = leg
• רגליים = two legs

Even though it is historically a dual form, in modern Hebrew it often behaves like a plural for agreement purposes. That is why the adjective is plural:

• הידיים עייפות

You do not use a special dual adjective form.

A common pronunciation is:

merov avodá, hayadáyim sheli ayefót

A few notes:

• מרוב = meh-ROV
• עבודה = a-vo-DA
• הידיים = ha-ya-DA-yim
• שלי = she-LI
• עייפות = a-ye-FOT

The stress is usually near the end in:

• עבודה
• הידיים
• עייפות

Because מרוב עבודה is an introductory phrase giving the reason or background.

So the sentence is structured like:

• Because of so much work, my hands are tired.

The comma helps separate that opening phrase from the main statement:

• הידיים שלי עייפות

In writing, the comma is natural here, though Hebrew punctuation can sometimes be a little more flexible than English.

Yes. That is also natural.

Both are good:

• מרוב עבודה, הידיים שלי עייפות.
• הידיים שלי עייפות מרוב עבודה.

The difference is mainly emphasis:

• Starting with מרוב עבודה emphasizes the cause first.
• Putting it at the end sounds a little more neutral and straightforward.

Hebrew word order is often more flexible than English, especially with adverbial phrases like this one.

Yes, עייפות is natural if the idea is that the hands feel worn out or fatigued.

But depending on the exact meaning, Hebrew might also use:

• כואבות = hurt / ache
• תפוסות = stiff / cramped
• מותשות = exhausted

For example:

• מרוב עבודה, הידיים שלי כואבות. = My hands hurt from too much work.
• מרוב עבודה, הידיים שלי מותשות. = My hands are exhausted from too much work.

So עייפות is correct, but other adjectives are possible depending on what feeling you want to express.

Sometimes yes, but the meaning changes slightly.

• הידיים עייפות = the hands are tired
• הידיים שלי עייפות = my hands are tired

If the context already makes it very clear, Hebrew sometimes leaves out שלי, but in an ordinary sentence, keeping שלי is the safest and most natural way to express my hands clearly.

So for a learner, הידיים שלי עייפות is the best version to use.

The structure is:

מרוב עבודה + הידיים שלי + עייפות

In grammar terms:

• מרוב עבודה = a prepositional phrase showing cause
• הידיים שלי = the subject
• עייפות = an adjective functioning like a predicate: are tired

Hebrew often does not use a present-tense word for are.

So where English says:

• My hands are tired

Hebrew simply says:

• הידיים שלי עייפות
• literally: my hands tired

That is completely normal in the present tense.