היא קיבלה פרס.

She received a prize.

Breakdown of היא קיבלה פרס.

• היא: she
• לקבל: to receive
• פרס: prize; award

Questions & Answers about היא קיבלה פרס.

How do you pronounce היא קיבלה פרס?

A natural pronunciation is hi kiblá pras.

• היא = hi
• קיבלה = kiblá
• פרס = pras

The main stress is on the last syllable of קיבלה: kib-LA.

Why is the verb קיבלה and not קיבל?

Because the subject is היא, which means she.

In the Hebrew past tense, the verb changes to match the subject’s gender and number. So:

• הוא קיבל פרס = He received a prize
• היא קיבלה פרס = She received a prize

Here, קיבלה is the third person feminine singular past form.

What tense is קיבלה?

קיבלה is in the past tense.

More specifically, it is:

• 3rd person
• feminine
• singular
• from the verb לקבל = to receive / to get

So it means she received or she got.