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Questions & Answers about הוא עובד היום.
How do you pronounce הוא עובד היום?
A common pronunciation is:
hu oVED haYOM
A slightly more detailed breakdown:
- הוא = hu
- עובד = oved
- היום = hayom
The main stress is usually on the last syllable of עובד and היום:
- oVED
- haYOM
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 working today
Hebrew simply says:
- הוא עובד היום
This is very normal. Hebrew present-tense sentences often work without a separate word for is / am / are.
What exactly is עובד here?