Learn Hardcore Hebrew: אחרי השקיעה נהיה עייפים, ולכן עדיף שנישן בבקתה ולא באוהל. - After sunset we will be tired, so it is better that we sleep in the cabin and not in the tent.

אחרי השקיעה נהיה עייפים, ולכן עדיף שנישן בבקתה ולא באוהל.acharei hashkiya nihyeh ayefim, velachen adif shenishan babikta velo ba'ohel

After sunset we will be tired, so it is better that we sleep in the cabin and not in the tent.

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Questions & Answers about אחרי השקיעה נהיה עייפים, ולכן עדיף שנישן בבקתה ולא באוהל.

Why does אחרי השקיעה mean after sunset and not after the sinking?

Because שקיעה literally comes from the root meaning sinking, but in everyday Hebrew it is also the normal noun for sunset.

So:

אחרי = after
השקיעה = the sunset

Hebrew often uses the with natural events where English may or may not use it. So אחרי השקיעה is a very natural way to say after sunset.

Why is there a ה in השקיעה?

The ה is the definite article, meaning the.

שקיעה = sunset
השקיעה = the sunset

In this sentence, Hebrew uses the definite form: אחרי השקיעה = after the sunset / after sunset. Even though English usually says just after sunset, Hebrew commonly says it with the.

Why is נהיה used here? Does it mean we will be or we will become?