Word
הוא לא אוהב להתגלח כשהזקן שלו עוד קצר.
Meaning
He does not like to shave when his beard is still short.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about הוא לא אוהב להתגלח כשהזקן שלו עוד קצר.
Why is the verb להתגלח used here instead of לגלח?
Because להתגלח means to shave oneself / to shave in the usual personal sense.
- להתגלח is a reflexive form: the subject is doing the shaving to himself.
- לגלח usually means to shave someone or something else.
So:
- הוא אוהב להתגלח = He likes to shave
- הספר מגלח אותו = The barber shaves him
In this sentence, since he is the one shaving, להתגלח is the natural choice.
What does כשה־ mean here?
כשה־ means when.
It is a short, very common form of כאשר or כש־, and it attaches directly to the next word:
- כשהזקן שלו עוד קצר = when his beard is still short
So the sentence structure is:
- הוא לא אוהב להתגלח = He doesn’t like to shave
- כשהזקן שלו עוד קצר = when his beard is still short
Why is there no word for is in הזקן שלו עוד קצר?