הכניסה למטבח צרה, אבל הדלת של המרפסת רחבה.

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Breakdown of הכניסה למטבח צרה, אבל הדלת של המרפסת רחבה.

• ל: to
• מטבח: kitchen
• דלת: door

Questions & Answers about הכניסה למטבח צרה, אבל הדלת של המרפסת רחבה.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.

So instead of saying:

• The entrance to the kitchen is narrow

Hebrew says literally:

• The entrance to the kitchen narrow

That is completely normal. The same thing happens in the second half:

• הדלת של המרפסת רחבה = The balcony door is wide

If you wanted was or will be, Hebrew would use a verb, but in the present tense it usually does not.

Why is צרה feminine, and why is רחבה feminine too?

Both adjectives have to agree with the nouns they describe in gender and number.

Here:

• הכניסה = the entrance → feminine singular
• הדלת = the door → feminine singular

So the adjectives must also be feminine singular:

• צרה = narrow (feminine singular)
• רחבה = wide (feminine singular)

Compare:

• masculine singular: צר, רחב
• feminine singular: צרה, רחבה

This is one of the most important patterns in Hebrew: adjectives match the noun.