Word
הרצון שלו ברור.
Meaning
His desire is clear.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about הרצון שלו ברור.
How is this sentence pronounced?
A common pronunciation is ha-ratzón sheló barúr.
Word by word:
- הרצון = ha-ratzón
- שלו = sheló
- ברור = barúr
The stress is on the last syllable in all three words.
Why is there no word for is in the sentence?
In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.
So Hebrew often says something that looks literally like:
- the desire his clear
but it means:
- his desire is clear
This is completely normal Hebrew sentence structure.
Why does הרצון have ה־ at the beginning?
The prefix ה־ is the definite article, like the in English.
In Hebrew, when you say something like his X using שלו, the noun is often made definite:
- הבית שלו = his house
- החבר שלו = his friend
- הרצון שלו = his desire / his will
If you said רצון שלו without ה־, it could sound more like a desire of his rather than his desire as a specific thing.
Why does שלו come after the noun instead of before it?