Questions & Answers about האיש עובד באוניברסיטה, אבל האישה לומדת שם.
The ה at the beginning is the definite article, meaning the.
- איש = a man / man
- האיש = the man
- אישה = a woman / woman
- האישה = the woman
So in this sentence:
- האיש = the man
- האישה = the woman
Hebrew attaches the directly to the front of the noun instead of writing it as a separate word.
Because Hebrew verbs in the present tense agree with the gender and number of the subject.
Here:
- האיש עובד = the man works
- עובד is masculine singular
- האישה לומדת = the woman studies
- לומדת is feminine singular
This is very common in Hebrew. Present-tense forms often look a lot like adjectives and must match the subject.
For example:
- הוא עובד = he works
- היא עובדת = she works
- הוא לומד = he studies
- היא לומדת = she studies