Questions & Answers about איזו שפה את רוצה ללמוד באוניברסיטה?
Why is איזו used here instead of איזה?
Because שפה is a feminine singular noun, and in standard Hebrew which agrees with the noun it modifies.
- איזה = masculine singular
- איזו = feminine singular
- אילו = plural
So איזו שפה means which language with the correct feminine form.
In everyday spoken Hebrew, you may sometimes hear איזה used more loosely, but איזו שפה is the standard grammar.
How do I know that שפה is feminine?
שפה is grammatically feminine. One clue is that many Hebrew nouns ending in ־ה are feminine, and שפה follows that pattern.
You can also see that it is feminine because the word before it, איזו, is in the feminine form. Hebrew often shows gender agreement like this.
Also, שפה can mean both language and lip depending on context, but here it clearly means language.
Why is the pronoun את used?