בחרנו גוון כחול.

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.

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...

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.

Because את is usually used before a definite direct object, not an indefinite one.

In this sentence, גוון כחול is indefinite, so there is no את.

Compare:

• בחרנו גוון כחול = we chose a blue shade
• בחרנו את הגוון הכחול = we chose the blue shade

So the absence of את matches the fact that the noun phrase is not definite.

Not exactly.

• צבע = color
• גוון = shade, hue, or tone

So גוון is more specific. It usually refers to a particular variation within a color.

That means בחרנו גוון כחול is a bit more precise than בחרנו צבע כחול.

Because in Hebrew, adjectives normally come after the noun.

So:

• גוון כחול = blue shade
• literally: shade blue

This is the standard word order for noun + adjective in Hebrew.

Because adjectives in Hebrew must agree with the noun they describe in gender and number.

Here, גוון is masculine singular, so the adjective must also be masculine singular:

• גוון כחול = a blue shade

If the noun were feminine singular, you would use כחולה.

For example:

• חולצה כחולה = a blue shirt

Other forms:

• masculine plural: כחולים
• feminine plural: כחולות

It would be:

בחרנו את הגוון הכחול.

There are two important changes:

• you add את before the direct object
• both the noun and the adjective become definite:
  • הגוון
  • הכחול

In Hebrew, if a noun is definite and has an adjective, the adjective also usually takes ה.

A rough pronunciation is:

ba-CHAR-nu ga-ven ka-CHOL

A few notes:

• ch / kh in בחרנו and כחול is the throaty sound heard in German Bach or Scottish loch
• כחול is commonly pronounced ka-CHOL
• stress is usually on CHAR in בחרנו and on CHOL in כחול

Yes. That is often a very natural English translation.

Literally, גוון כחול is structured like blue shade, but in natural English, a shade of blue may sound smoother.

So depending on context, both of these can work well in English:

• We chose a blue shade
• We chose a shade of blue

Yes, you can, but the nuance changes.

• בחרנו צבע כחול = we chose a blue color
• בחרנו גוון כחול = we chose a blue shade / a shade of blue

גוון sounds more specific, like choosing a particular tint or hue rather than just the general color category.

The sentence בחרנו גוון כחול is the normal, neutral way to say it.

Hebrew word order can change for emphasis, but this version is the most straightforward:

• verb: בחרנו
• object: גוון כחול

You might see different word order in poetry, emphasis, or very marked speech, but for everyday Hebrew, this sentence is perfectly standard.