כשהכביסה מתייבשת, היא תולה את החולצה על קולב ליד החלון.

כש־ means when, and sometimes as or while, depending on context.

In Hebrew, it often attaches directly to the next word, so:

• כשהכביסה = כש + הכביסה
• literally: when the laundry

A more formal version would be כאשר הכביסה.

Because כביסה is a grammatically feminine singular noun in Hebrew.

So the verb agrees with it in feminine singular:

• הכביסה מתייבשת = the laundry dries / is drying

Even though English laundry feels like a collective idea, Hebrew still treats כביסה as singular here.

It can mean laundry in a few related senses:

• the laundry as a general activity
• a load of washing
• the clothes being washed or dried

In this sentence, it refers to the laundry as the thing that is drying.

מתייבשת is the present tense, feminine singular form of להתייבש, which means to dry, to get dry, or to dry out.

So:

• הכביסה מתייבשת = the laundry is drying / dries

This verb is intransitive, meaning the laundry itself is becoming dry.

Compare:

• הכביסה מתייבשת = the laundry dries
• היא מייבשת את הכביסה = she dries the laundry

So מתייבשת is about becoming dry, not drying something else.

It can suggest either one, depending on context.

That is because:

• כש־ can mean when, as, or while
• Hebrew present tense can cover both simple present and progressive meanings

So this clause can be understood as:

• when the laundry dries
• when the laundry is drying
• as/while the laundry dries

If you wanted a clearly future, one-time meaning, Hebrew often uses the future tense instead:

• כשהכביסה תתייבש... = when the laundry dries / has dried...

Yes — היא can mean either she or it, because Hebrew pronouns follow grammatical gender.

Since כביסה is feminine, היא could theoretically refer to the laundry. But in this sentence, context shows that היא means she, because the next action is תולה את החולצה — a person is doing that action.

Also, in Hebrew present tense, the verb usually does not clearly mark person, so subject pronouns like הוא / היא / אני are often used for clarity.

Because some Hebrew present-tense forms are spelled the same for masculine singular and feminine singular in everyday unpointed writing.

Here, תולה after היא is understood as feminine singular.

With vowel pointing and pronunciation, there is a difference:

• masculine: תּוֹלֶה = tole
• feminine: תּוֹלָה = tola

But in normal modern writing, both are usually written תולה, so the pronoun or context tells you which one it is.

Here את is the direct object marker. It comes before a definite direct object.

So:

• החולצה = the shirt
• therefore Hebrew uses את: את החולצה

It usually is not translated into English.

A very common learner mistake is to try to give את a separate meaning here, but in this sentence it is just marking the object.

Because קולב here is indefinite:

• על קולב = on a hanger
• על הקולב = on the hanger / on the specific hanger

So the absence of ה־ means the sentence is talking about a hanger, not a particular known one.

Also, על is the normal preposition for hanging something on a hanger.

ליד means next to, beside, or by.

So:

• ליד החלון = by the window / next to the window

And החלון has ה־, so it means the window, not just a window.

Sometimes yes, but in a standalone sentence like this, keeping it is more natural and clearer.

Hebrew often drops subject pronouns in some contexts, but present-tense forms do not clearly show person the way past and future forms often do. Because of that, speakers frequently keep the pronoun:

• היא תולה את החולצה... = clear and natural
• omitting היא may be possible in context, but it is less clear on its own

So here היא helps the sentence sound complete and unambiguous.