Word
המוכר שואל אם הלקוח צריך עודף אחרי שהוא משלם.
Meaning
The salesman asks whether the customer needs change after he pays.
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Breakdown of המוכר שואל אם הלקוח צריך עודף אחרי שהוא משלם.
הוא
he
להיות צריך
to need
אחרי
after
לשאול
to ask
Questions & Answers about המוכר שואל אם הלקוח צריך עודף אחרי שהוא משלם.
Why do המוכר and הלקוח both begin with ה־?
ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.
So:
- מוכר = a seller / seller
- המוכר = the seller
- לקוח = a customer / client
- הלקוח = the customer
Unlike English, Hebrew attaches the directly to the beginning of the word instead of writing it as a separate word.
What exactly does המוכר mean here?
המוכר means the seller, the shopkeeper, or the salesperson, depending on context.
It comes from the root מ־כ־ר, which is related to selling. The form מוכר is also the masculine singular present-tense form of the verb to sell, but in many cases Hebrew uses this same form as a noun.
So המוכר can literally be understood as the one who sells.
Why is שואל translated as asks? Is it a verb in the present tense?