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באמצע העיר יש חנות קטנה, ויש הרבה אנשים סביב החנות.
Meaning
In the middle of the city there is a small store, and there are many people around the store.
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Questions & Answers about באמצע העיר יש חנות קטנה, ויש הרבה אנשים סביב החנות.
Why does the sentence start with באמצע העיר? Is that literally in the middle of the city?
Yes. באמצע העיר means in the middle of the city or in the center of the city.
It breaks down like this:
- ב־ = in
- אמצע = middle
- העיר = the city
So literally it is in-middle of the city, but in natural English we say in the middle of the city or in the center of the city.
Hebrew often uses this kind of structure: a noun like אמצע followed by another noun with ה־:
- באמצע היום = in the middle of the day
- באמצע הרחוב = in the middle of the street
Why is it העיר and not just עיר?