הוא הולך לחנות היום.

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Breakdown of הוא הולך לחנות היום.

• היום: today
• חנות: store
• ללכת: to go

Questions & Answers about הוא הולך לחנות היום.

Why is הולך used for the present tense?

In Hebrew, the present tense is usually built from a participle-like form rather than a separate form equivalent to English am going / is going.

So הולך can mean:

• goes
• is going

The exact English choice depends on context. Hebrew does not need a separate present-tense form like English is in this kind of sentence.

Why is הוא included? Can Hebrew leave out subject pronouns?

Sometimes yes, but in the present tense the pronoun is often helpful or necessary.

That is because הולך only tells you:

• masculine
• singular

It does not tell you person clearly. On its own, הולך could refer to:

• I am going, if the speaker is male
• you are going, if speaking to one male
• he is going

So הוא makes it clear that the subject is he.

Why is it הולך and not הולכת?