Word
הרמקול במחשב לא עובד, ולכן אני משתמשת באוזניות.
Meaning
The speaker on the computer doesn’t work, so I use headphones.
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Questions & Answers about הרמקול במחשב לא עובד, ולכן אני משתמשת באוזניות.
Why is it הרמקול and not just רמקול?
הרמקול means the speaker. The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to the in English.
- רמקול = a speaker / speaker
- הרמקול = the speaker
In this sentence, the speaker is a specific one: the one in the computer.
What does במחשב mean here?
במחשב literally means in the computer or on the computer, depending on context.
It is made of:
- ב־ = in / at / on
- מחשב = computer
So:
- במחשב = in the computer / on the computer
In this sentence, it describes which speaker we mean: the speaker in the computer.
Why doesn’t Hebrew use a word for doesn’t here?