הוא כועס כשיש יותר מדי בלגן במטבח, אבל היא לא כועסת מהר.

He gets angry when there is too much mess in the kitchen, but she does not get angry quickly.

Breakdown of הוא כועס כשיש יותר מדי בלגן במטבח, אבל היא לא כועסת מהר.

• הוא: he
• יש: there is
• היא: she
• אבל: but

Questions & Answers about הוא כועס כשיש יותר מדי בלגן במטבח, אבל היא לא כועסת מהר.

Why does the sentence use כועס for הוא but כועסת for היא?

Because Hebrew adjectives change for gender.

• כועס = angry, masculine singular
• כועסת = angry, feminine singular

So:

• הוא כועס = he is angry
• היא כועסת = she is angry

This is very common in Hebrew. Adjectives usually have to match the person or thing they describe in gender and number.

Is כועס / כועסת an adjective or a verb here?

It is basically an adjective, but in Hebrew adjectives are often used where English would use to be + adjective.

So Hebrew says:

• הוא כועס literally: he angry
• היא לא כועסת literally: she not angry

But in natural English, we translate that as:

• he is angry
• she is not angry

This happens because in the present tense, Hebrew usually does not use a separate word for is / am / are.

Why isn’t there a Hebrew word for is in this sentence?