המלון קטן, אבל מהמלון יש נוף יפה לים.

The hotel is small, but there is a beautiful view of the sea from the hotel.

Breakdown of המלון קטן, אבל מהמלון יש נוף יפה לים.

• קטן: small
• יש: there is
• אבל: but
• ל: to

Questions & Answers about המלון קטן, אבל מהמלון יש נוף יפה לים.

Why does the sentence start with המלון and not just מלון?

Because ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.

• מלון = hotel
• המלון = the hotel

So המלון קטן means the hotel is small, not a hotel is small.

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Why is קטן used here?

קטן means small and it agrees with מלון, which is a masculine singular noun.

Hebrew adjectives must match the noun in:

• gender
• number
• usually definiteness

So here:

• מלון = masculine singular
• therefore קטן = masculine singular form of small

Compare:

• מלון קטן = a small hotel
• המלון קטן = the hotel is small
• מלונית קטנה = a small inn/hotellet (feminine example)

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Why is there no Hebrew word for is in המלון קטן?