Word
זה איש.
Meaning
This is a man.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about זה איש.
How do you pronounce זה איש?
It is pronounced ze ish.
- זה = ze
- איש = ish
So the whole sentence sounds like ze ish.
Why is there no word for is in the sentence?
In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not written or said in the present tense.
So where English says:
- This is a man
Hebrew simply says:
- זה איש
This is very normal in Hebrew. In past or future tense, Hebrew does use forms of to be, but in the present tense it is usually omitted.
Why is there no word for a or an?