Questions & Answers about זה המוצר שקניתי במבצע.
Why is there no Hebrew word for is in this sentence?
Because Hebrew usually omits the present-tense form of to be.
So זה המוצר שקניתי במבצע literally looks like:
this the-product that-I-bought on-sale
But in natural English, it means:
This is the product that I bought on sale.
In Hebrew, this kind of sentence is very common. In the present tense, you normally do not say a separate word for is / are.
What does each word in זה המוצר שקניתי במבצע mean?
Here is a word-by-word breakdown:
- זה = this / it is this
- המוצר = the product
- שקניתי = that I bought
- במבצע = on sale / in a sale / at a promotional price
So the whole sentence is:
This is the product that I bought on sale.
What is the role of זה here?