התאוששות דורשת התמדה.

to require

Breakdown of התאוששות דורשת התמדה.

• התאוששות: recovery
• התמדה: persistence; consistency

Questions & Answers about התאוששות דורשת התמדה.

How do you pronounce התאוששות דורשת התמדה?

A common pronunciation is:

הִתְאוֹשְׁשׁוּת דּוֹרֶשֶׁת הַתְמָדָה
hit'osheshut doreshet hatmada

Very roughly by stress:

• hit-o-she-SHUT
• do-RE-shet
• hat-ma-DA

Is דורשת a verb here, and what tense is it?

Yes. דורשת is a verb form here.

It comes from לדרוש, which can mean to require, to demand, or to call for. In this sentence, דורשת is the present-tense feminine singular form.

So the structure is:

• התאוששות = subject
• דורשת = requires
• התמדה = object

Why does דורשת end with -ת?

Because the subject, התאוששות, is feminine singular.

In Hebrew present tense, the verb agrees with the subject in gender and number. So:

• feminine singular subject → דורשת
• masculine singular subject → דורש
• feminine plural subject → דורשות
• masculine plural subject → דורשים

So if the subject were a masculine noun, you would not use דורשת.

How do I know that התאוששות is feminine?