Breakdown of בחופשה הזאת אנחנו לא רוצים עיר גדולה; אנחנו רוצים כפר שקט עם נוף יפה.
Questions & Answers about בחופשה הזאת אנחנו לא רוצים עיר גדולה; אנחנו רוצים כפר שקט עם נוף יפה.
Because ב־ means in / on / during, and it attaches directly to the noun.
So:
- חופשה = vacation
- החופשה = the vacation
- בחופשה = in the vacation / on vacation / during vacation
When ב־ is added to a definite noun, the ה־ often disappears as a separate letter and its definiteness is absorbed into the preposition. So:
- ב + החופשה becomes בחופשה
Then you add הזאת = this, giving:
- בחופשה הזאת = on this vacation / during this vacation
In Hebrew, demonstratives like this usually come after the noun.
So:
- החופשה הזאת = this vacation
- העיר הזאת = this city
- הכפר הזה = this village
This is normal Hebrew word order. Also, the noun is usually definite when you use this/that, even if the ה־ is not always visible separately because of a preposition like ב־.