היא ילדה.

girl

Breakdown of היא ילדה.

• היא: she

Questions & Answers about היא ילדה.

How do you pronounce היא ילדה?

In everyday Modern Hebrew, it is usually pronounced hi yalda.

A useful warning: the same pronunciation can match two different meanings:

• היא ילדה = She is a girl
• היא ילדה = She gave birth

So context is very important.

What does היא mean?

היא means she.

It is the third-person singular feminine pronoun. In normal modern speech, it is usually pronounced hi.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not stated in the present tense.

So if the meaning is She is a girl, Hebrew says literally:

• היא ילדה
• she girl

but the real meaning is She is a girl.

This is normal Hebrew grammar, not missing information.

What is ילדה here: a noun or a verb?