כשהוא יוצא מהבית, הוא תמיד בודק אם הכרטיס בארנק.

When he leaves home, he always checks whether the card is in the wallet.

Breakdown of כשהוא יוצא מהבית, הוא תמיד בודק אם הכרטיס בארנק.

• הוא: he
• ב: in
• בית: home
• תמיד: always

Questions & Answers about כשהוא יוצא מהבית, הוא תמיד בודק אם הכרטיס בארנק.

What does כשהוא mean, and how is it built?

כשהוא means when he.

It is made from:

• כש־ = when / as
• הוא = he

So:

• כשהוא יוצא מהבית = when he leaves the house / when he goes out of the house

This is a very common Hebrew structure:

• כשאני... = when I...
• כשאתה... = when you...
• כשהיא... = when she...

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Why is יוצא in the present tense if the English meaning is leaves?

In Hebrew, the present tense is often used for habitual or general actions, especially in sentences like this.

So כשהוא יוצא מהבית literally looks like when he is going out of the house, but in natural English it is usually translated as:

• when he leaves the house
• whenever he leaves the house

Because the sentence describes something he does regularly, Hebrew uses the present form naturally.

Also:

• יוצא is the masculine singular present form of לצאת = to go out / to leave

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