בחרנו גוון כחול.

to choose

Breakdown of בחרנו גוון כחול.

• כחול: blue
• גוון: hue; color shade

Questions & Answers about בחרנו גוון כחול.

What does בחרנו mean grammatically?

בחרנו means we chose.

It is the past tense, first person plural form of the verb לבחור (to choose).

• בחר = he chose
• בחרה = she chose
• בחרו = they chose
• בחרנו = we chose

The ending ־נו is what gives the meaning we.

Why isn’t there a separate word for we in the sentence?

Because Hebrew verbs usually already include the subject.

In בחרנו, the ending ־נו tells you the subject is we, so אנחנו is not necessary.

You can say:

אנחנו בחרנו גוון כחול.

But adding אנחנו usually gives extra emphasis, such as we chose...

Where is the word for a?

Hebrew has no indefinite article. In other words, there is no separate word for a or an.

So:

• גוון כחול can mean a blue shade
• depending on context, it can also feel like blue shade in a more general sense

This is normal in Hebrew.