בסוף השבוע נסענו לחוף, אבל הים היה קר.

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Breakdown of בסוף השבוע נסענו לחוף, אבל הים היה קר.

• ב: on
• ל: to
• להיות: to be

Questions & Answers about בסוף השבוע נסענו לחוף, אבל הים היה קר.

What does בסוף השבוע literally mean?

Literally, it is ב־ = in/at/on, סוף = end, and השבוע = the week. So word-for-word it means at the end of the week. In natural Modern Hebrew, this phrase is very commonly used to mean on the weekend or at the weekend.

Why is it סוף השבוע and not הסוף של השבוע?

סוף השבוע is a very common Hebrew structure called the construct state. It is the compact Hebrew way to say the end of the week or weekend.

In this structure:

• the first noun is סוף = end
• the second noun is השבוע = the week

So סוף השבוע literally means end of the week.

You can say הסוף של השבוע, but it sounds more explicit and less natural here. Hebrew usually prefers the shorter construct form.

Where is the word we in נסענו?