Questions & Answers about התרגיל הזה קל יותר מהתרגיל של אתמול.
Why does הזה come after התרגיל? In English we say this exercise, not exercise this.
In Hebrew, demonstratives like הזה (this, masculine singular) usually come after the noun:
- התרגיל הזה = this exercise
- literally: the exercise this
This is the normal Hebrew word order for this/that with nouns.
A few matching forms are:
- הזה = this (masculine singular)
- הזאת / זו = this (feminine singular)
- האלה = these
So:
- הספר הזה = this book
- הילדה הזאת = this girl
Why is there a ה־ at the beginning of התרגיל?
The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to the in English.
So:
- תרגיל = an exercise / exercise
- התרגיל = the exercise
In התרגיל הזה, Hebrew uses both the definite article and the demonstrative:
- התרגיל הזה = this exercise
- literally: the exercise this
That is the standard pattern in Hebrew.
How is the comparison formed in this sentence?