המנהל עוד בחדר, ולכן אני אחכה כאן.

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Breakdown of המנהל עוד בחדר, ולכן אני אחכה כאן.

• כאן: here
• ו: and
• ב: in

Questions & Answers about המנהל עוד בחדר, ולכן אני אחכה כאן.

Why is there no word for is in המנהל עוד בחדר?

In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not expressed in the present tense.

So:

• המנהל עוד בחדר
• literally: the manager still in the room
• natural English: The manager is still in the room

This is completely normal Hebrew. In past and future, Hebrew does use forms of to be, but in the present it is usually omitted.

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What does עוד mean here?

Here, עוד means still.

So המנהל עוד בחדר means The manager is still in the room.

This is a very common word, but it can also mean other things in other contexts, such as:

• more
• another
• yet / still

So learners often need to rely on context. In this sentence, still is the right meaning.

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Why is בחדר written as one word?