Questions & Answers about בסוף הארוחה נשארה רק קערה אחת של גלידת שוקולד.
Why is the verb נשארה feminine singular?
Because the grammatical subject is קערה אחת — one bowl.
- קערה is a feminine singular noun.
- In the past tense, Hebrew verbs agree with the subject in gender and number.
- So Hebrew uses נשארה and not נשאר.
Even though the subject comes after the verb, it still controls agreement.
What tense is נשארה?
נשארה is past tense.
It is the 3rd person feminine singular form of להישאר (to remain / to stay / to be left).
So in this sentence, it means remained or was left.
Why does the verb come before the subject here?
Hebrew often allows — and very naturally uses — verb + subject word order, especially in sentences that introduce what remained, appeared, arrived, happened, and so on.
So:
- נשארה רק קערה אחת... = a very natural Hebrew way to say Only one bowl remained...
A subject-first version is also possible, but it gives a slightly different feel or emphasis:
- בסוף הארוחה רק קערה אחת של גלידת שוקולד נשארה
The version in your sentence sounds smoother and more natural in ordinary Hebrew.