Questions & Answers about הוא ניחש נכון, אבל לפני זה הוא היסס כמה שניות וביקש עוד רמז.
Why is ניחש translated as guessed, and what form is it?
ניחש is the past tense, 3rd person masculine singular form of the verb לנחש (to guess).
So:
- הוא ניחש = he guessed
- dictionary form: לנחש
This matches the subject הוא (he).
A few related forms:
- אני ניחשתי = I guessed
- היא ניחשה = she guessed
- הם ניחשו = they guessed
Why does Hebrew use נכון after ניחש? Is it an adjective or an adverb?
In ניחש נכון, נכון literally means correct/right, but here it functions like an adverb: correctly.
Hebrew often uses an adjective where English would use an adverb.
So:
- ניחש נכון = guessed correctly
- literally: guessed correct
This is very natural in Hebrew. You do not need a special adverb ending like English -ly.
Why is it הוא ניחש נכון and not just ניחש נכון?