היא הולכת ברחוב עם חברה טובה.

She is walking on the street with a good female friend.

Breakdown of היא הולכת ברחוב עם חברה טובה.

• טוב: good
• היא: she
• חברה: female friend
• עם: with
• ב: on
• רחוב: street
• ללכת: to walk

Questions & Answers about היא הולכת ברחוב עם חברה טובה.

Why is הולכת in the feminine form?

Because the subject is היא, which means she.

In Hebrew present tense, verbs agree with the subject in gender and number. So:

• הוא הולך = he walks / he is walking
• היא הולכת = she walks / she is walking

Here, הולכת is the feminine singular form, matching היא.

Does הולכת mean walks, is walking, or goes?

It can mean more than one of those, depending on context.

The Hebrew present tense often covers both:

• she walks
• she is walking

And with the verb הלך, it can sometimes also feel like goes if the context supports that.

So היא הולכת is a normal Hebrew way to say that she is walking, but Hebrew does not force the same distinction English does between walks and is walking.

Why is ברחוב one word?

Because Hebrew prepositions are often attached directly to the following word.

Here, ברחוב is made from:

• ב־ = in / at / on
• רחוב = street

So they combine into one written word: ברחוב.

This is very common in Hebrew. Other short prepositions also attach this way, such as:

• ל־ = to
• מ־ = from
• כ־ = like / as

Why does ברחוב mean something like in the street or on the street? Why not a different preposition?

Hebrew and English do not always use prepositions the same way.

Hebrew often uses ב־ where English might use:

• in
• on
• at

With רחוב, Hebrew commonly says ברחוב, even where natural English might prefer on the street or in the street, depending on context.

So the important thing is not to translate ב־ too mechanically. In this sentence, ברחוב is just the natural Hebrew way to express being out on the street.

Where is the word for the in ברחוב?

It is built into the form.

The basic noun is רחוב = street.
The definite form is הרחוב = the street.

But after certain prepositions, the ה of the combines with the preposition. So:

• ב + הרחוב becomes ברחוב

In fully pointed Hebrew, the pronunciation shows the difference more clearly, but in everyday unpointed writing it all appears as ברחוב.

So in a sentence like this, ברחוב can represent in/on the street.

Why is there no separate word for a before חברה טובה?

Because Hebrew has no word for the indefinite article a / an.

So:

• חברה טובה can mean a good friend
• החברה הטובה means the good friend

Hebrew marks the with ה־, but it usually leaves a / an unmarked.

Does חברה mean friend or company?

It can mean either, depending on context.

Common meanings of חברה include:

• female friend
• company / business
• sometimes society

In this sentence, with עם and טובה, it clearly means a female friend.

So here חברה טובה means a good female friend, not a good company.

Why is it חברה טובה and not טובה חברה?

Because in Hebrew, adjectives usually come after the noun.

So the normal order is:

• חברה טובה = good friend
• ילד קטן = small boy
• מכונית חדשה = new car

This is different from English, where adjectives usually come before the noun.

Why does טובה end with ־ה?

Because the adjective must agree with the noun it describes.

The noun חברה is feminine singular, so the adjective must also be feminine singular:

• חבר טוב = a good male friend
• חברה טובה = a good female friend

That ־ה ending is a very common feminine singular adjective ending.

Can היא be left out?

Sometimes yes, but often Hebrew keeps it for clarity.

You could say:

• הולכת ברחוב עם חברה טובה

and in context it might be understood as she is walking...

But there is an important point: in the present tense, Hebrew verbs usually show gender and number, but not full person as clearly as English does. So הולכת by itself could also mean:

• she walks / is walking
• you (feminine singular) walk / are walking

Because of that, speakers often include היא when they want to make she explicit.

Is the word order fixed here?

This order is very natural, but Hebrew word order is somewhat flexible.

The sentence uses a common neutral pattern:

• היא = subject
• הולכת = verb
• ברחוב = place
• עם חברה טובה = accompaniment

You may see other orders in Hebrew for emphasis or style, but this version is straightforward and natural for a learner to model.

How do I pronounce the ח sound in words like ברחוב and חברה, and the כ in הולכת?

In modern Hebrew, ח and כ without a dot usually sound very similar: a throaty sound like the ch in Bach or Scottish loch.

So:

• ברחוב has that sound in ח
• חברה has that sound in ח
• הולכת has that sound in כ

This sound does not exist in normal English, so it can take practice. English speakers often replace it with h or k at first, but the more accurate sound is farther back in the throat.