Word
בתא המדידה מצאתי סימן שחיקה.
Meaning
I found a sign of wear in the fitting room.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of בתא המדידה מצאתי סימן שחיקה.
למצוא
to find
תא מדידהta medida
fitting room
סימן שחיקהsimân shechikâ
sign of wear
Elon.io is an online learning platform
We have an entire course teaching Hebrew grammar and vocabulary.
Questions & Answers about בתא המדידה מצאתי סימן שחיקה.
Why does בתא המדידה mean in the measurement chamber if only המדידה has ה־?
Because תא המדידה is a construct phrase (called סמיכות in Hebrew), literally the chamber of the measurement.
In Hebrew construct phrases:
- the first noun usually does not take ה־
- the second noun shows the definiteness for the whole phrase
So:
- תא מדידה = a measurement chamber
- תא המדידה = the measurement chamber
With the preposition ב־ attached, you get:
- בתא המדידה = in the measurement chamber
This is very common in Hebrew:
- בית הספר = the school (literally the house of the book)
- חדר המורים = the teachers’ room
Why is there no את before סימן שחיקה?