היא גאה בי, ולכן היא מחייכת.

she

Breakdown of היא גאה בי, ולכן היא מחייכת.

• ו: and
• לכן: therefore
• לחייך: to smile

Questions & Answers about היא גאה בי, ולכן היא מחייכת.

Why is גאה feminine here?

Because the subject is היא (she), and adjectives in Hebrew agree with the person they describe.

• masculine singular: גאה
• feminine singular: גאה
• masculine plural: גאים
• feminine plural: גאות

In this particular adjective, the masculine and feminine singular happen to look the same in writing, so you do not see a spelling change here. The feminine agreement is understood from the subject היא.

Why does Hebrew say בי after גאה?

The adjective גאה commonly takes the preposition ב־ when you say who someone is proud of.

So:

• אני גאה בך = I am proud of you
• היא גאה בי = she is proud of me

Even though English uses of, Hebrew uses ב־ here. This is something you mainly have to learn as part of the expression להיות גאה ב־.

How is בי formed?