Questions & Answers about הלקוחה שואלת מה המחיר ואם יש הנחה היום.
Why is it הלקוחה and not just לקוחה?
The prefix ה־ means the.
- לקוחה = a female customer / customer
- הלקוחה = the female customer
Hebrew usually attaches the directly to the noun, instead of writing it as a separate word.
Why is the verb שואלת feminine?
Because it agrees with הלקוחה, which is feminine singular.
In the present tense, Hebrew verbs change for gender and number:
- שואל = masculine singular
- שואלת = feminine singular
- שואלים = masculine plural / mixed plural
- שואלות = feminine plural
So with הלקוחה you need שואלת.
Does שואלת mean asks or is asking?
It can mean both.
Hebrew present tense often covers both the simple present and the present progressive:
- הלקוחה שואלת = the customer asks
- הלקוחה שואלת = the customer is asking
Context tells you which one sounds more natural in English.