Questions & Answers about המורה מסבירה לי בסבלנות כשאני לא מבין.
The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.
So:
- מורה = a teacher / teacher
- המורה = the teacher
Hebrew attaches the directly to the noun instead of writing it as a separate word.
Not by itself, at least not clearly in this sentence.
The word מורה can refer to either a male teacher or a female teacher. What tells you the teacher is female here is the verb:
- מסבירה = explains (feminine singular)
- מסביר = explains (masculine singular)
So המורה מסבירה means the teacher is female.
Because the subject, the teacher, is understood here as feminine.
In Hebrew present tense, verbs agree with the subject in gender and number. So:
- הוא מסביר = he explains
- היא מסבירה = she explains
Since the sentence uses מסבירה, it matches a feminine singular subject.