זאת ילדה.

This is a girl.

Breakdown of זאת ילדה.

• זאת: this
• ילדה: girl

Questions & Answers about זאת ילדה.

How do you pronounce זאת ילדה?

It is usually pronounced zot yalda.

A more detailed breakdown:

• זאת = zot
• ילדה = yalda

With vowels written, it is often shown as זֹאת יַלְדָה.

What does each word do in the sentence?

The sentence has two parts:

• זאת = this / this one
• ילדה = girl

So grammatically, the sentence is like:

• This
  • girl

In natural English, that becomes This is a girl or sometimes This is the girl, depending on context.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?

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

So where English says:

• This is a girl

Hebrew simply says:

• זאת ילדה

This is completely normal. Hebrew often uses noun + noun/adjective sentences in the present without a separate word for is/am/are.