הסצנה האחרונה הייתה שקטה מאוד, אבל היא נשארה איתי גם אחרי שחזרתי הביתה.

In Hebrew, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.

So:

• הסצנה האחרונה = the last scene
• literally: the scene the-last

The adjective also has to match the noun in:

• gender
• number
• definiteness

Since הסצנה is feminine singular and definite, the adjective becomes האחרונה.

Because סצנה is a feminine singular noun in Hebrew.

That means words connected to it must agree with it:

• האחרונה = feminine singular adjective
• הייתה = feminine singular past form of to be
• שקטה = feminine singular adjective
• נשארה = feminine singular past form of stayed/remained

Even though scene is not grammatically feminine in English, Hebrew nouns have grammatical gender, and agreement follows that gender.

Hebrew usually leaves out to be only in the present tense.

For example:

• הסצנה שקטה = the scene is quiet

But in the past tense, you need the verb:

• הסצנה הייתה שקטה = the scene was quiet

So הייתה is necessary here because the sentence is talking about the past.

Because the adjective must agree with הסצנה, which is feminine singular.

So:

• masculine singular: שקט
• feminine singular: שקטה

Also, מאוד usually comes after the adjective in Hebrew:

• שקטה מאוד = very quiet

That word order is very normal in Hebrew.

It is a common loanword from European languages, used in modern Hebrew.

• סצנה = scene

You may also see more native Hebrew-style alternatives in some contexts, but סצנה is completely normal, especially when talking about film, theater, literature, or an emotional moment in a story.

With the definite article, it becomes:

• הסצנה = the scene

In Hebrew, nouns have grammatical gender, and pronouns match that gender.

Since סצנה is feminine, the pronoun referring back to it is:

• היא = she / it for feminine nouns

In English, you would say it, but in Hebrew, a feminine noun naturally takes היא.

So היא here does not mean the scene is literally female. It is just grammatical agreement.

Yes, that is possible in Hebrew if the subject is clear from context.

• אבל היא נשארה איתי = clearer, a bit more explicit
• אבל נשארה איתי = more compact, but still understandable in context

Including היא helps make the reference back to הסצנה very clear. It can also add a slight feeling of emphasis: but it stayed with me.

Literally, it means:

• נשארה = stayed / remained
• איתי = with me

So, literally: it stayed with me

This is also idiomatic in Hebrew, just as in English. It can mean that something lingered emotionally or mentally, not that it physically stayed with the speaker.

So in this sentence, it means the scene kept affecting the speaker even afterward.

אחרי ש means after followed by a full clause.

So:

• אחרי שחזרתי הביתה = after I returned home

The word גם adds the sense of even or also:

• גם אחרי = even after

So the idea is that the scene stayed with the speaker even after they got home.

Because ש־ is a very common Hebrew connecting particle meaning something like that, and after words like אחרי it helps introduce a clause.

So:

• אחרי ש + חזרתי
• written together: אחרי שחזרתי

This is normal Hebrew spelling. The ש־ is attached directly to the next word.

הביתה is a very common Hebrew form meaning homeward / to home / to the house.

The final ־ה is an old directional ending that gives the sense of movement toward a place.

So:

• הביתה = home
• חזרתי הביתה = I returned home

This is one of the most natural ways to say it in Hebrew.

לבית would usually sound incomplete unless another word follows, such as:

• לבית הספר = to the school
• לבית שלי = to my house

Yes. איתי is the preposition עם meaning with, combined with the suffix me.

So:

• עם = with
• איתי = with me

Hebrew often attaches pronoun endings directly to prepositions.

A few related forms are:

• איתי = with me
• איתך = with you
• איתו = with him
• איתה = with her

You may also encounter the more formal/literary form עמי for with me, but איתי is the normal everyday form here.