היא סבלנית עם הילדים גם אחרי יום ארוך בעבודה.

she

Breakdown of היא סבלנית עם הילדים גם אחרי יום ארוך בעבודה.

• עם: with
• אחרי: after
• ב: at

Questions & Answers about היא סבלנית עם הילדים גם אחרי יום ארוך בעבודה.

Why is סבלנית feminine?

Because it describes היא (she), and Hebrew adjectives must agree with the noun or pronoun they describe in gender and number.

• Masculine singular: סבלני
• Feminine singular: סבלנית

So:

• הוא סבלני = he is patient
• היא סבלנית = she is patient

Where is the word is in this sentence?

In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not stated in the present tense.

So:

• היא סבלנית literally looks like she patient
• but it means she is patient

This is completely normal in Hebrew. In past and future, Hebrew does use forms of to be, but in the present it is usually omitted.

Why does the sentence use עם הילדים?

עם means with, so עם הילדים means with the children.

In Hebrew, the adjective סבלני / סבלנית commonly goes with עם when you mean being patient toward someone:

• היא סבלנית עם הילדים = she is patient with the children

This matches English quite closely here.