היא לא שמה בושם לעבודה בכל יום.

Here שמה is the verb to put / to put on / to apply, from the root לשים.

In this sentence it means she puts on or she applies.

The -ה ending is because the subject is היא (she), so the verb is in the feminine singular form in the present tense.

• הוא שם = he puts
• היא שמה = she puts

So שמה here is not a noun; it is the feminine present-tense verb form.

Yes — in this sentence, שמה is pronounced sama.

Unpointed Hebrew often allows the same spelling to represent different words. שמה can mean different things depending on context, for example:

• שָׂמָה = she put / she puts → pronounced sama
• שָׁמָה = there
• שְׁמָהּ = her name

In your sentence, because it comes right after היא לא and before בושם, it clearly means she puts on / applies.

Yes, Hebrew can sometimes leave subject pronouns out, but in the present tense they are often included for clarity.

That is because present-tense Hebrew verbs show gender and number, but usually not person as clearly as past or future forms. So שמה tells you feminine singular, but adding היא makes the subject explicit.

• שמה בושם לעבודה בכל יום = possible in context
• היא לא שמה בושם לעבודה בכל יום = clearer and more neutral on its own

So היא is very natural here.

לא is the regular word for not in Hebrew. It usually comes before the verb.

So:

• היא שמה בושם = she puts on perfume
• היא לא שמה בושם = she does not put on perfume

This is the normal way to negate a present-tense verb.

Because בושם here is indefinite — it means perfume, not the perfume.

In Hebrew, את is used before a definite direct object, such as:

• היא שמה את הבושם = she puts on the perfume

But in your sentence:

• היא לא שמה בושם = she does not put on perfume

Since בושם has no ה־ and is not otherwise definite, את is not used.

That is just a normal Hebrew way of expressing it.

Hebrew commonly uses לשים (to put / to put on / to apply) with things like:

• בושם = perfume
• איפור = makeup
• sometimes accessories or other items

So שמה בושם literally looks like puts perfume, but in natural English the best translation is often wears perfume or puts on perfume.

In other words, the Hebrew expression is idiomatic and completely normal.

לעבודה literally means to work or for work, depending on context.

It is made from:

• ל־ = to / for
• עבודה = work

So in this sentence, לעבודה means something like:

• to work
• for work
• when going to work

A very natural English rendering is to work:

• She doesn’t wear perfume to work every day.

בכל יום means every day.

It is built from:

• ב־ = in / on / at
• כל = every / all
• יום = day

So literally it is something like on every day.

Yes, in everyday Hebrew you will also very often hear כל יום, which also means every day.

• בכל יום can sound a little more formal or a little more emphatic
• כל יום is very common in speech

Both are correct.

This is a very good question, because the sentence can raise a scope issue, just like in English.

היא לא שמה בושם לעבודה בכל יום most naturally suggests:

• She doesn’t wear perfume to work every day
• meaning: not every day

It does not strongly mean never.

If you wanted to say she never wears perfume to work, Hebrew would more clearly say:

• היא אף פעם לא שמה בושם לעבודה

So your sentence is better understood as it’s not a daily habit, not it never happens.

Yes. Hebrew word order is somewhat flexible, although your sentence is perfectly normal.

For example, you could also say:

• היא לא שמה בושם בכל יום לעבודה
• בכל יום היא לא שמה בושם לעבודה
  though this one may sound more marked, depending on context

The original order sounds natural and straightforward. Hebrew often places time expressions like בכל יום near the end, but other placements are possible if you want a different emphasis.

You would change the subject and the verb form:

• הוא לא שם בושם לעבודה בכל יום. = He doesn’t wear perfume to work every day.

Compare:

• היא לא שמה... = she doesn’t put on...
• הוא לא שם... = he doesn’t put on...

So the main change is:

• היא → הוא
• שמה → שם