זאת תגובה אנושית.

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Breakdown of זאת תגובה אנושית.

• תגובה: response
• אנושי: human

Questions & Answers about זאת תגובה אנושית.

How do you pronounce זאת תגובה אנושית?

A natural pronunciation is:

zot t’guVÁ enoSHÍT

A few notes:

• זאת = zot
• תגובה = t’guvá
• אנושית = enoshít

The main stress is on the last syllable of תגובה and אנושית.

You may also hear a very slight helping vowel in תגובה, so it can sound a bit like teguvá in fast speech, but t’guvá is a good learner pronunciation.

What does זאת mean here, and why isn’t it זה?

זאת is the feminine singular form of this (and sometimes that, depending on context).

It is feminine because תגובה (response/reaction) is a feminine noun.

So:

• זה = masculine singular this
• זאת / זו = feminine singular this

Since תגובה is feminine, Hebrew uses זאת rather than זה.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?