האיש הזה ראוי לאמון.

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Breakdown of האיש הזה ראוי לאמון.

• איש: man
• אמון: trust
• ראוי: worthy; deserving

Questions & Answers about האיש הזה ראוי לאמון.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

Because in present-tense Hebrew, sentences like X is Y usually do not use a verb meaning to be.

So:

• האיש הזה ראוי לאמון literally looks like: the-man this worthy of-trust
• but it means: This man is worthy of trust

This is called a nominal sentence. In the present tense, Hebrew normally leaves out is / are / am.

Compare:

• הוא עייף = He is tired
• הספר מעניין = The book is interesting

But in the past or future, Hebrew does use forms of להיות (to be).

Why is this man written as האיש הזה and not זה האיש?