השירותים ליד המטבח, והסלון ליד המרפסת.

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Breakdown of השירותים ליד המטבח, והסלון ליד המרפסת.

• מטבח: kitchen
• ליד: next to
• סלון: living room

Questions & Answers about השירותים ליד המטבח, והסלון ליד המרפסת.

Why is there no word for is/are in this sentence?

In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not stated in the present tense.

So instead of saying:

• The bathroom is ליד the kitchen
• The living room is ליד the balcony

Hebrew simply says:

• השירותים ליד המטבח
• הסלון ליד המרפסת

This is completely normal. If you wanted past or future, Hebrew would use forms of to be differently.

Why is השירותים grammatically plural if the meaning is the bathroom/restroom?

This is a very common learner question. שירותים literally looks plural, and grammatically it is plural in form. But in everyday Hebrew, שירותים usually means toilet / restroom / bathroom as a single place.

This is similar to some English words that are plural in form but can refer to one thing, such as pants or scissors.

So:

• שירותים = restroom / bathroom / toilet

Even though it looks plural, learners should usually just memorize it as the normal word for bathroom/restroom.

What does ליד mean exactly?