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Learn Hardcore Hebrew: ההחלטה הזאת הוגנת. - This decision is fair.

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ההחלטה הזאת הוגנת.

ההחלטה הזאת הוגנת.hahachlata hazot hugenet

This decision is fair.

Breakdown of ההחלטה הזאת הוגנת.

fair; equitable

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Questions & Answers about ההחלטה הזאת הוגנת.

Why does ההחלטה start with two ה letters?

Because the base noun is החלטה (decision), and the definite article ה־ (the) is added to the front.

So:

החלטה = decision
ההחלטה = the decision

The noun itself already begins with ה, so when you add another ה־, you get ההחלטה.

Why is זאת after the noun instead of before it?

In Hebrew, demonstratives like this and that usually come after the noun.

So Hebrew says:

ההחלטה הזאת = literally the decision this

but in natural English that becomes:

this decision

This is a very common Hebrew pattern:

הספר הזה = this book
הילדה הזאת = this girl

Why are זאת and הוגנת feminine?

Because החלטה is a feminine singular noun, and Hebrew words that describe or point to a noun usually have to agree with it in gender and number.

Here:

החלטה = feminine singular
זאת = feminine singular this
הוגנת = feminine singular fair / just

So all the grammar matches.

How do we know החלטה is feminine?

One strong clue is the ending ־ה. Many Hebrew nouns ending in ־ה are feminine, and החלטה is one of them.

That said, the ending is only a clue, not an absolute rule. But in this sentence, you can clearly see it is feminine because the other words agree with it:

זאת rather than זה
הוגנת rather than הוגן

Why is there no separate word for is?

In present-tense Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not written or said in simple sentences like this.

So:

ההחלטה הזאת הוגנת

literally looks like:

the decision this fair

but it means:

this decision is fair

This is normal Hebrew grammar. In past or future, Hebrew does use forms of to be, for example with היה.

Why doesn’t הוגנת also have ה־?

Because הוגנת here is a predicate adjective: it tells you something about the subject.

So this sentence means:

The/this decision is fair

In that kind of structure, the adjective does not take ה־.

Compare:

ההחלטה הזאת הוגנת = This decision is fair
ההחלטה ההוגנת = the fair decision

In the second example, ההוגנת is part of the noun phrase itself, so it does take ה־.

Why is it הזאת and not just זאת?

After a noun, Modern Hebrew normally uses the demonstrative forms:

הזה = this (masculine)
הזאת = this (feminine)
האלה = these

So ההחלטה הזאת is the normal everyday way to say this decision.

Do not translate it word-for-word as the this decision. In this pattern, הזאת is just the normal form of this after the noun.

Could I also say ההחלטה הזו?

Yes. ההחלטה הזו is also very common in Modern Hebrew, especially in everyday speech.

Very roughly:

ההחלטה הזאת = very standard, common
ההחלטה הזו = also very common, often a bit more colloquial
החלטה זו = more formal/written style

All of these can mean this decision, but the sentence you were given uses one of the most standard everyday patterns.

What is the masculine form of הוגנת?

The masculine singular form is הוגן.

So:

הוגן = masculine singular
הוגנת = feminine singular

For example:

החוק הזה הוגן = This law is fair
ההחלטה הזאת הוגנת = This decision is fair

This is a good example of adjective agreement in Hebrew.

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