התיכון ליד הפארק.

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Breakdown of התיכון ליד הפארק.

• פארק: park
• תיכון: high school

Questions & Answers about התיכון ליד הפארק.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually left out in the present tense.

So:

• התיכון ליד הפארק. literally looks like: the high school next to the park but it means: The high school is next to the park.

This is very normal in Hebrew. Compare:

• הילד בבית. = The boy is at home.
• הספר על השולחן. = The book is on the table.

In past or future tense, Hebrew does use forms of to be:

• התיכון היה ליד הפארק. = The high school was next to the park.
• התיכון יהיה ליד הפארק. = The high school will be next to the park.

What does התיכון mean exactly?

התיכון means the high school.

It is made of:

• תיכון = high school
• ה־ = the

So:

• תיכון = a high school / high school
• התיכון = the high school

In modern Hebrew, תיכון is a very common shorthand for בית ספר תיכון, which literally means secondary school / high school.