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השיחה עם השכנה הייתה טובה, כי היא הקשיבה לי ועזרה לי מהר.
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The conversation with the female neighbor was good, because she listened to me and helped me quickly.
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Questions & Answers about השיחה עם השכנה הייתה טובה, כי היא הקשיבה לי ועזרה לי מהר.
Why do השיחה and השכנה both start with ה?
The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to the in English.
So:
- שיחה = a conversation
- השיחה = the conversation
- שכנה = a female neighbor
- השכנה = the female neighbor
In this sentence, both nouns are definite: the conversation and the neighbor.
Why is it השכנה and not השכן?
Because שכנה is the feminine form of neighbor, while שכן is the masculine form.
- שכן = male neighbor
- שכנה = female neighbor
Since the sentence is talking about a woman, Hebrew uses השכנה. That also affects later words in the sentence, because Hebrew grammar often has to agree in gender.
Why is it הייתה טובה and not היה טוב?
Because השיחה is a feminine singular noun, and both the verb and the adjective agree with it.
- שיחה is feminine singular
- so: הייתה = was (feminine singular)