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Questions & Answers about הוא איש טוב.
How is הוא איש טוב pronounced?
It is pronounced roughly hu ish tov.
A more detailed breakdown:
- הוא = hu
- איש = ish
- טוב = tov
A natural English approximation is: hoo eesh tove
But the final v in tov should be a real v sound, not a ve syllable.
What does each word mean individually?
Word by word:
- הוא = he
- איש = man
- טוב = good
So the sentence is literally something like he man good, but in normal English it means He is a good man.
Why is there no word for is in the sentence?