זה ילד קטן.

This is a small boy.

Breakdown of זה ילד קטן.

• זה: this
• ילד: boy
• קטן: small

Questions & Answers about זה ילד קטן.

How do you pronounce זה ילד קטן?

A common pronunciation is ze yeled katan.

A rough breakdown:

• זה = ze
• ילד = yeled
• קטן = katan

A natural stress pattern is:

• ZE
• YE-led
• ka-TAN

What does זה mean here?

Here, זה means this. It points to someone and identifies them.

So the structure is basically:

• זה = this
• ילד קטן = a small boy / a small child

Why is there no word for is?

Because in Hebrew, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.

So Hebrew says:

• זה ילד קטן

Where English says:

• This is a small boy

This is very normal in Hebrew. In past and future, forms of היה are used, but in the present tense they are usually left out.

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