Word
כשהוא עייף, הוא לא רוצה לנגן בפסנתר; הוא רק שומע מוזיקה בשקט.
Meaning
When he is tired, he does not want to play the piano; he just listens to music quietly.
Part of speech
sentence
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Course
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Questions & Answers about כשהוא עייף, הוא לא רוצה לנגן בפסנתר; הוא רק שומע מוזיקה בשקט.
What is כשהוא made of?
It is כש־ + הוא.
- כש־ means when
- הוא means he
So כשהוא literally means when he.
In everyday Hebrew, כש־ is very common. A more formal alternative is כאשר.
Why is there no word for is in כשהוא עייף?
In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not expressed in the present tense.
So:
- הוא עייף = he is tired
- literally, it is closer to he tired
That is completely normal Hebrew.
But in the past or future, Hebrew does use forms of to be:
- כשהוא היה עייף = when he was tired
- כשהוא יהיה עייף = when he is/will be tired
Why is it עייף and not some other form?