הבר ליד המלון.

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Breakdown of הבר ליד המלון.

• מלון: hotel
• בר: bar; pub

Questions & Answers about הבר ליד המלון.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Hebrew, the present-tense to be is usually omitted.

So הבר ליד המלון literally looks like the bar next to the hotel, but it can naturally mean The bar is next to the hotel.

This is very common in Hebrew:

• הספר על השולחן = The book is on the table
• הילד בבית = The boy is at home

If you want past or future, Hebrew usually does use a form of to be:

• הבר היה ליד המלון = The bar was next to the hotel
• הבר יהיה ליד המלון = The bar will be next to the hotel

What does ה mean at the beginning of הבר and המלון?

ה is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to English the.

So:

• בר = a bar / bar
• הבר = the bar
• מלון = a hotel / hotel
• המלון = the hotel

In this sentence, both nouns are definite:

• הבר = the bar
• המלון = the hotel

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