Word
האישה עומדת ליד הדוכן ושואלת אם יש עוד מבצע על מיץ תפוזים.
Meaning
The woman is standing by the stand and asking if there is another sale on orange juice.
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Questions & Answers about האישה עומדת ליד הדוכן ושואלת אם יש עוד מבצע על מיץ תפוזים.
Why does the sentence start with האישה and not just אישה?
האישה means the woman.
The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to English the.
- אישה = a woman / woman
- האישה = the woman
So the sentence is talking about a specific woman, not just any woman.
Why is it עומדת and not עומד?
Because the subject is האישה (the woman), which is feminine singular.
In the present tense, Hebrew verbs often look like adjective-like forms and must agree with the subject in gender and number.
For the verb לעמוד (to stand):
- עומד = masculine singular
- עומדת = feminine singular
- עומדים = masculine plural / mixed plural
- עומדות = feminine plural
Since האישה is feminine singular, עומדת is the correct form.
Does עומדת mean stands or is standing?
It can mean both.
In modern Hebrew, the present tense usually covers both:
- she stands
- she is standing
The exact English translation depends on context. In this sentence, is standing often sounds more natural in English, but Hebrew uses the same form either way.