Questions & Answers about בדירה החדשה יש מסדרון ארוך וחצר קטנה.
Because the preposition ב (in) usually attaches directly to the next word, and when it comes before the definite article ה, they combine.
So:
- ב + דירה = בדירה = in an apartment
- ב + ה + דירה = בדירה in unpointed spelling, but pronounced like ba-dira = in the apartment
In this sentence, it means in the apartment, and the adjective החדשה shows that the noun phrase is definite: the new apartment.
In Hebrew, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.
So:
- דירה חדשה = a new apartment
- הדירה החדשה = the new apartment
This is different from English, where adjectives usually come before the noun.