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Questions & Answers about הוא פה.
How do you pronounce הוא פה?
It is pronounced hu po.
A rough English approximation is hoo poh.
- הוא = hu
- פה = po
In normal speech, the whole sentence is short and natural: hu po.
Why is there no word for is in this sentence?
In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not said in the present tense.
So where English says:
- He is here
Hebrew simply says:
- הוא פה
This is completely normal. Hebrew often leaves out is / am / are in present-tense sentences like this.
For example:
- אני עייף = I am tired
- היא בבית = She is at home
- הוא פה = He is here
What does הוא mean exactly?