Questions & Answers about בבית המזגן עובד, אבל אני לא מוצאת את השלט שלו.
בבית means in the house / at home.
Starting the sentence with בבית puts that idea first, a bit like saying:
- At home, the air conditioner works...
Hebrew often allows this kind of flexible word order. A more neutral order would also be possible:
- המזגן עובד בבית — The air conditioner works at home
But בבית המזגן עובד sounds natural when the speaker wants to set the scene first.
It can mean either, depending on context.
Literally, בבית is:
- ב־ = in
- בית = house / home
So it is literally in the house, but in many everyday situations it is understood more naturally as at home.