Questions & Answers about היום מעונן, ויש גשם ורוח.
Why is there no Hebrew word for is in היום מעונן?
In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually left out in the present tense.
So:
- היום מעונן literally looks like today cloudy
- but it means Today is cloudy or It is cloudy today
This is completely normal Hebrew. In the past or future, forms of היה are used instead.
Does היום mean today or the day?
It can mean either, depending on context.
- היום literally is the day
- but very often it is used as the adverb today
In this sentence, the natural meaning is today, because it is introducing today’s weather.
Why is מעונן in the masculine singular form?
Because מעונן agrees with what is being described, and here the sentence is built around היום.
- יום = day
- יום is a masculine singular noun
- so the adjective is also masculine singular: מעונן
If the noun were feminine, the adjective would usually change form.