המאמן יושב על הספסל ומדבר בשקט.

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Breakdown of המאמן יושב על הספסל ומדבר בשקט.

• לדבר: to speak
• לשבת: to sit
• על: on

Questions & Answers about המאמן יושב על הספסל ומדבר בשקט.

Why does המאמן start with ה־?

ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to the in English.

So:

• מאמן = coach / trainer
• המאמן = the coach

The same thing happens later in the sentence with הספסל = the bench.

A useful pattern:

• ספר = book
• הספר = the book

In pronunciation, ה־ usually sounds like ha- before these words:

• המאמן = ha-me’amen
• הספסל = ha-safsal

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?

In Hebrew, present-tense sentences usually do not use a separate word for is / am / are the way English does.

So instead of saying something like the coach is sitting, Hebrew simply says:

• המאמן יושב = the coach is sitting

This is completely normal Hebrew.

The words יושב and מדבר themselves carry the present-time meaning here.

Is יושב really a verb? What form is it?