מאיפה באה המונית הזאת, והאם הנהגת יודעת את הכתובת?

מאיפה means from where or where ... from.

It is made from:

• מ־ = from
• איפה = where

So:

• איפה = where
• מאיפה = from where

That is why מאיפה באה המונית הזאת? is asking about the taxi’s origin, not just its location.

Because המונית (the taxi) is a feminine singular noun.

In Hebrew, verbs often agree with the subject in gender and number. Since מונית is feminine singular, the verb is feminine singular too:

• masculine singular: בא
• feminine singular: באה

So:

• המונית באה = the taxi came / is coming

A lot of nouns ending in ־ית are feminine, and מונית is one of them.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Without vowel marks, באה can be understood as:

• she/it came (past)
• she/it is coming / comes (present participle form)

Because מונית is feminine, both readings match the same form באה.

So this sentence could be understood as something like:

• Where did this taxi come from?
• or Where is this taxi coming from?

Usually the surrounding context tells you which meaning is intended.

In Hebrew, demonstratives like this usually come after the noun.

So:

• המונית הזאת = this taxi

not:

• הזאת המונית

This is the normal Hebrew pattern:

• הספר הזה = this book
• הילדה הזאת = this girl
• המונית הזאת = this taxi

Also notice that הזאת is the feminine singular form, matching מונית.

Because Hebrew commonly marks both the noun and the demonstrative as definite in this structure.

So:

• המונית = the taxi
• הזאת = this

Together:

• המונית הזאת = this taxi

That may feel unusual to an English speaker, since English does not say the taxi this, but in Hebrew this is normal.

והאם is made of:

• ו־ = and
• האם = a particle that introduces a yes/no question

So here:

• והאם הנהגת יודעת את הכתובת? means
• and does the driver know the address?

A key point: האם is especially common in formal or written Hebrew. In everyday speech, many people would simply say:

• והנהגת יודעת את הכתובת?

with question intonation, and no האם.

נהגת means female driver.

With the definite article ה־, it becomes:

• הנהגת = the female driver

The masculine form is:

• נהג = male driver
• הנהג = the male driver

So this sentence specifically refers to a woman driver.

The final ת is part of the feminine noun form; it is not a separate word or ending meaning of or anything like that.

Because it agrees with הנהגת.

Just like באה agrees with המונית, יודעת agrees with הנהגת:

• הנהג יודע = the male driver knows
• הנהגת יודעת = the female driver knows

So Hebrew is showing gender agreement again.

את here is the definite direct object marker.

It does not have a direct English translation, but it is used before a definite direct object, such as:

• a noun with ה־
• a name
• a possessive
• a noun with this/that

Here, הכתובת is definite (the address), so Hebrew uses את:

• יודעת את הכתובת = knows the address

This את is very important in Hebrew grammar, even though English has no equivalent word for it.

Because the sentence means the address, not an address.

• כתובת = an address / address
• הכתובת = the address

Using הכתובת suggests a specific address that is already known or relevant in the conversation.

And because it is definite, Hebrew also uses את before it:

• יודעת את הכתובת

The first part is:

• מאיפה באה המונית הזאת

A very literal breakdown is:

• מאיפה = from where
• באה = came / is coming
• המונית הזאת = this taxi

So the structure is roughly:

• From where came/is-coming this taxi?

That is normal Hebrew word order. English usually rearranges it to sound more natural:

• Where did this taxi come from?

It is natural Hebrew, but the use of האם makes the second part sound a bit more formal or careful.

So:

• והאם הנהגת יודעת את הכתובת? = perfectly correct, a bit more formal/written
• והנהגת יודעת את הכתובת? = very natural in everyday speech

Everything else in the sentence is completely normal and common.