בסוף השבוע נחגוג עם המשפחה בבית.

On the weekend we will celebrate with the family at home.

Breakdown of בסוף השבוע נחגוג עם המשפחה בבית.

• עם: with
• בית: home
• ב: on
• ב: at

Questions & Answers about בסוף השבוע נחגוג עם המשפחה בבית.

What does בסוף השבוע mean literally, and how is it used in everyday Hebrew?

Literally, בסוף השבוע means at the end of the week:

• ב־ = in / at / on
• סוף = end
• השבוע = the week

In everyday Israeli Hebrew, though, בסוף השבוע is very commonly used the way English uses on the weekend or at the weekend.

Why is there a ה only in השבוע, and not in סוף?

This is because סוף השבוע is a construct chain: a noun + noun structure meaning something like the end of the week.

In Hebrew construct chains:

• the first noun usually does not take ה־
• the second noun can take ה־
• if the second noun is definite, the whole phrase becomes definite

So:

• סוף שבוע = an end of a week / a weekend in a more general sense
• סוף השבוע = the end of the week / the weekend

This is a very common Hebrew pattern.

What form is נחגוג?