Word
היום ירד גשם, ולכן היא באה לעבודה במגפיים ולא בסנדלים.
Meaning
It rained today, so she came to work in boots and not in sandals.
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Questions & Answers about היום ירד גשם, ולכן היא באה לעבודה במגפיים ולא בסנדלים.
Why does Hebrew say ירד גשם for it rained? It literally looks like rain went down.
That is exactly how Hebrew commonly expresses this idea. יָרַד means went down / descended, so ירד גשם is the normal way to say it rained.
Hebrew often uses concrete verbs for weather:
- ירד גשם = it rained
- ירד שלג = it snowed
Unlike English, Hebrew does not need a dummy subject like it here.
What tense is ירד?
ירד is past tense, 3rd person masculine singular.
That matches גשם, which is a masculine singular noun.
So:
- ירד גשם = rain fell / it rained
- literally: rain descended
Why is היום used with a past tense verb? Doesn't היום mean today?