השכר מגיע בסוף החודש.

to arrive

Breakdown of השכר מגיע בסוף החודש.

• סוף: end
• חודש: month
• שכר: wages; pay

Questions & Answers about השכר מגיע בסוף החודש.

Why does השכר start with ה־?

ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to the in English. So שכר means pay / wage / salary, while השכר means the pay / the salary.

In this sentence, השכר refers to a specific salary, so Hebrew uses the definite article.

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What exactly does שכר mean here? Is it the same as salary?

In this sentence, שכר means pay, wages, or salary, depending on context.

A few useful distinctions:

• שכר = pay, wages, salary; a somewhat broad and often formal term
• משכורת = salary, often specifically a monthly salary
• שכר עבודה = wages / work pay

So in everyday English, the sentence is often understood as the salary arrives at the end of the month, even though the Hebrew word itself is שכר.

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Why is the verb מגיע in the singular masculine form?

Hebrew verbs in the present tense agree with the subject in gender and number.

Here the subject is השכר, and שכר is a masculine singular noun, so the verb is:

• masculine singular: מגיע
• feminine singular: מגיעה
• masculine plural: מגיעים
• feminine plural: מגיעות

That is why the sentence uses מגיע.

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