Questions & Answers about היום חם, אבל מחר יהיה קר.
Why is there no Hebrew word for it in this sentence?
In Hebrew, you usually do not need a dummy subject like it in weather expressions.
So English says It is hot today, but Hebrew simply says היום חם — literally something like today hot.
This is very common in Hebrew:
- חם = hot
- קר = cold
- נעים = pleasant
- גשום = rainy
Hebrew often leaves the subject unspoken when it is general or obvious from context.
Why is there no verb in היום חם, but there is a verb in מחר יהיה קר?
This is one of the most important patterns in Hebrew.
In the present tense, Hebrew usually does not use a present-tense form of to be.
So:
- היום חם = Today is hot
- literally: today hot
But in the future, Hebrew does use a form of to be:
- מחר יהיה קר = Tomorrow it will be cold
So the contrast is:
- present: no is
- future: use יהיה = will be
This is normal Hebrew grammar, not something special about this sentence.
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