הוא כועס כי יש יותר מדי רעש במשרד.

He is angry because there is too much noise in the office.

Breakdown of הוא כועס כי יש יותר מדי רעש במשרד.

• הוא: he
• יש: there is
• ב: in
• כי: because

Questions & Answers about הוא כועס כי יש יותר מדי רעש במשרד.

Why is there no Hebrew word for is in הוא כועס?

In present-tense Hebrew, the verb to be is usually omitted. So הוא כועס literally looks like he angry, but it means he is angry.

You do use forms of to be in other tenses:

• הוא היה כועס = he was angry
• הוא יהיה כועס = he will be angry

What is כועס exactly?

כועס is the masculine singular present form of לכעוס, which means to be angry or to get angry. In a sentence like this, it works a lot like an adjective.

It changes to match gender and number:

• הוא כועס = he is angry
• היא כועסת = she is angry
• הם כועסים = they are angry
• הן כועסות = they are angry

What does כי mean here?

Here, כי means because.

So:

• הוא כועס כי... = He is angry because...

Hebrew also has other ways to say because, such as מפני ש־ or בגלל ש־, but כי is very common and natural.

Why does Hebrew use יש in כי יש יותר מדי רעש?