היא חכמה, אבל היא לא אומרת את זה כל הזמן.

she

Breakdown of היא חכמה, אבל היא לא אומרת את זה כל הזמן.

• אבל: but
• לא: not
• את: direct object marker

Questions & Answers about היא חכמה, אבל היא לא אומרת את זה כל הזמן.

Why is חכמה written in the feminine form?

Because it describes היא (she), so the adjective has to match the subject’s gender.

• חכם = smart, wise (masculine)
• חכמה = smart, wise (feminine)

So:

• הוא חכם = he is smart
• היא חכמה = she is smart

Hebrew adjectives usually agree with the noun or pronoun they describe in gender and number.

Why is אומרת also feminine?

Because the subject is היא (she), and in the present tense Hebrew verbs look like participle forms and agree with the subject in gender and number.

Here are the present-tense forms of לומר (to say):

• אומר = saying / says (masculine singular)
• אומרת = saying / says (feminine singular)
• אומרים = saying / say (masculine plural or mixed group)
• אומרות = saying / say (feminine plural)

So היא לא אומרת means she does not say or she isn’t saying.

What does את mean in את זה?