הדייר החדש גר בקומה הראשונה, אבל הוא עוד לא מכיר אף אחד.

In Hebrew, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.

So:

• דייר = tenant / resident
• חדש = new

Together:

• דייר חדש = a new tenant
• הדייר החדש = the new tenant

Notice that when the noun is definite, the adjective also becomes definite:

• דייר חדש = a new tenant
• הדייר החדש = the new tenant

This is very normal in Hebrew: the adjective follows the noun and matches it in gender, number, and definiteness.

דייר usually means resident, occupant, or tenant, depending on context.

It comes from the idea of someone who lives in a place. In many everyday contexts, especially in apartment-building situations, דייר can mean:

• a tenant
• a resident
• an occupant

So in this sentence, הדייר החדש is naturally understood as the new tenant or the new resident.

גר is the masculine singular present form of the verb לגור, which means to live / reside.

Here the subject is הדייר החדש / הוא, which is masculine singular, so the verb is:

• אני גר / גרה = I live
• הוא גר = he lives
• היא גרה = she lives

So הדייר החדש גר means the new tenant lives or is living.

Hebrew present tense often covers both simple present and present progressive, depending on context.

Yes, ב usually means in, but Hebrew often uses it in places where English would say in, at, or on, depending on context.

Here:

• ב + קומה = בקומה = on/in the floor level

So:

• גר בקומה הראשונה = lives on the first floor

Even though English says on the first floor, Hebrew uses ב here.

This is a very common preposition difference between the two languages, so it is best learned as a natural Hebrew pattern.

Because קומה is a feminine noun.

Ordinal numbers in Hebrew behave like adjectives, so they must agree with the noun they describe.

• ראשון = first (masculine)
• ראשונה = first (feminine)

Since קומה is feminine:

• הקומה הראשונה = the first floor

In the sentence, the noun appears after the preposition:

• בקומה הראשונה = on the first floor

So הראשונה is feminine because it describes קומה.

This is a great question, because learners often notice this.

The phrase is:

• בקומה הראשונה

In full form, the idea is essentially on the first floor. Hebrew sometimes allows the noun in a noun-adjective phrase to appear without its own ה in certain common constructions, especially after prepositions, while the adjective carries the definiteness more clearly in usage.

That said, many learners are first taught the fully definite pattern:

• בקומה הראשונה is standard and natural here

The important practical point is: קומה הראשונה as a phrase is understood as the first floor, and this wording is idiomatic Hebrew.

If you are focusing on beginner-level reading, it is best to recognize the whole chunk:

• בקומה הראשונה = on the first floor

עוד לא means not yet.

Breakdown:

• עוד = still / more / yet, depending on context
• לא = not

Together, in this kind of sentence:

• עוד לא מכיר = does not know yet / still doesn’t know

So:

• הוא עוד לא מכיר אף אחד = he doesn’t know anyone yet

This is a very common Hebrew expression. You should learn עוד לא as a set phrase for not yet.

Examples:

• עוד לא אכלתי = I haven’t eaten yet
• היא עוד לא הגיעה = she hasn’t arrived yet

Hebrew has more than one way to express know, and English speakers often need to learn the difference.

Here, מכיר comes from להכיר, which means:

• to know someone
• to be acquainted with
• to recognize / be familiar with

This is the right verb when talking about people.

So:

• אני מכיר אותו = I know him
• היא מכירה את השכנים = she knows the neighbors

By contrast, יודע from לדעת is used more for:

• knowing facts
• knowing information
• knowing how to do something

For example:

• אני יודע את התשובה = I know the answer
• היא יודעת לבשל = she knows how to cook

So in this sentence, since he does not know any people yet, מכיר is exactly the right choice.

אף אחד means anyone or no one, depending on whether the sentence is negative.

In this sentence:

• לא מכיר אף אחד = doesn’t know anyone

Literally, it is something like doesn’t know even one person.

This pattern is very common in Hebrew:

• לא... אף אחד = not... anyone / nobody

Examples:

• אני לא רואה אף אחד = I don’t see anyone
• הוא לא שמע אף אחד = he didn’t hear anyone

So although אף אחד can look like no one, in English we usually translate the whole negative expression naturally as not... anyone.

Because את marks a definite direct object, and אף אחד here is not definite.

Compare:

• אני מכיר את השכן = I know the neighbor
• אני לא מכיר אף אחד = I don’t know anyone

In the first sentence, השכן is definite (the neighbor), so Hebrew uses את.

In the second sentence, אף אחד means anyone / anyone at all, not a specific definite person, so there is no את.

This is a very important rule in Hebrew:

• את before definite direct objects
• no את before indefinite ones

Hebrew often repeats the subject pronoun for clarity, contrast, or natural flow.

The sentence says:

• הדייר החדש גר בקומה הראשונה, אבל הוא עוד לא מכיר אף אחד.

Literally:

• The new tenant lives on the first floor, but he still doesn’t know anyone.

The הוא is natural because the second clause begins after אבל (but), and Hebrew often uses an explicit pronoun there.

You might sometimes hear speech where things are reduced, but in standard, clear Hebrew, אבל הוא... sounds completely normal.

This is the most neutral and natural word order:

• הוא עוד לא מכיר אף אחד

Meaning:

• he doesn’t know anyone yet

Hebrew word order is somewhat flexible, but changing it can shift emphasis.

For example:

• הוא עוד לא מכיר אף אחד = neutral
• אף אחד הוא עוד לא מכיר = marked, emphasizing anyone

For learners, the safest pattern is:

subject + עוד לא + verb + object

So:

• הוא עוד לא מכיר אף אחד
• אני עוד לא מבין
• היא עוד לא הגיעה

This sentence is a nice example of Hebrew agreement.

Masculine singular

• הדייר = masculine singular noun
• החדש = adjective agreeing with הדייר
• גר = masculine singular present verb
• הוא = masculine singular pronoun
• מכיר = masculine singular present verb/adjective form

Feminine singular

• קומה = feminine singular noun
• הראשונה = adjective/ordinal agreeing with קומה

So Hebrew is constantly showing agreement:

• nouns
• adjectives
• pronouns
• many verb forms

That is one reason Hebrew sentences often give you a lot of grammatical information very quickly.