היא לוקחת את הזבל מהחדר, אבל את הנייר היא לא זורקת.

In Hebrew, את marks a definite direct object. It does not mean a separate word like the or with; it is just a grammatical marker.

So:

• הזבל = the trash
• את הזבל = the trash as a direct object
• הנייר = the paper
• את הנייר = the paper as a direct object

Because both nouns have ה־ and are definite, they take את.

Both verbs are in the present tense, feminine singular form, because the subject is היא = she.

• לוקח = masculine singular, he takes
• לוקחת = feminine singular, she takes
• זורק = masculine singular, he throws
• זורקת = feminine singular, she throws

Hebrew present-tense verbs agree with gender and number.

מהחדר means from the room.

It is made of:

• מ־ = from
• החדר = the room

So:

• מ + החדר → מהחדר

This is a very common kind of contraction in Hebrew.

The second היא is there for emphasis and because the word order has been changed for contrast.

The second clause is:

• אבל את הנייר היא לא זורקת

Literally, this is close to:

• But the paper, she doesn’t throw away

Repeating היא makes the sentence sound natural after putting את הנייר first. It helps mark the subject clearly.

This word order puts special emphasis on the paper.

• היא לא זורקת את הנייר = a more neutral order
• את הנייר היא לא זורקת = the paper, she does not throw away

So the speaker is contrasting the trash with the paper:

• she takes the trash
• but the paper she does not throw away

This is a common Hebrew way to highlight or contrast something.

In Hebrew, לא is the normal word for not, and it usually comes before the verb.

So:

• היא זורקת = she throws
• היא לא זורקת = she does not throw

That is the standard pattern for negation in sentences like this.

Hebrew present tense can do both, depending on context.

So this sentence could mean either:

• She is taking the trash from the room, but she isn’t throwing away the paper
  or
• She takes the trash from the room, but she doesn’t throw away the paper

Without more context, both are possible. Hebrew present tense often covers both present continuous and simple present.

It works, but it is somewhat more literal as takes the trash from the room.

A very common, natural Hebrew way to say take out the trash is:

• מוציאה את הזבל

Still, in your sentence, לוקחת את הזבל מהחדר is understandable and clearly means she is removing the trash from the room.

Hebrew often does not need a separate word matching English away.

• זורקת can mean throws
• In the context of trash/paper, it naturally means throws away

So היא לא זורקת here is understood as she doesn’t throw away, even though Hebrew does not add a separate word for away.

A very literal translation would be:

She takes the trash from the room, but the paper she does not throw away.

That literal version helps show the Hebrew structure, especially the emphasis in:

• את הנייר היא לא זורקת = the paper, she doesn’t throw away

The smoother English translation may sound a little different, but the Hebrew structure is useful to notice.

The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.

So:

• זבל = trash
• הזבל = the trash
• נייר = paper
• הנייר = the paper
• חדר = room
• החדר = the room

Because these are all definite, the objects הזבל and הנייר also need את before them.