Questions & Answers about האינסטלטור אמר שהברז הישן לא טוב וצריך להחליף אותו.
Why does שה appear in אמר שהברז הישן...?
שה means that in this kind of sentence.
So:
- האינסטלטור אמר = the plumber said
- שהברז הישן לא טוב = that the old faucet isn’t good
It introduces a subordinate clause, just like English that in He said that....
In everyday Hebrew, ש or שה is very common for that. In more formal Hebrew, you may also see כי, but ש/שה is extremely normal in speech.
Why do both ברז and ישן have ה in הברז הישן?
Because in Hebrew, when a noun is definite, its adjective usually becomes definite too.
- ברז ישן = an old faucet
- הברז הישן = the old faucet
So:
- הברז = the faucet
- הישן = the old
This is a very important Hebrew pattern:
- ספר טוב = a good book
- הספר הטוב = the good book
Unlike English, Hebrew typically marks definiteness on both the noun and the adjective.