הרחוב נעשה שקט יותר בלילה.

The street becomes quieter at night.

Breakdown of הרחוב נעשה שקט יותר בלילה.

• רחוב: street
• ב: at
• לילה: night
• יותר: more

Questions & Answers about הרחוב נעשה שקט יותר בלילה.

What does הרחוב mean, and what does the ה־ at the beginning do?

רחוב means street.

The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the. So:

הרחוב = the street

This is very common in Hebrew:

• בית = house
• הבית = the house

What does נעשה mean here? Is it became, or does it mean was made?

Here נעשה means became or got.

So הרחוב נעשה שקט יותר means the street became/got quieter.

This same word can also mean was done / was made in other contexts, because it comes from the verb עשה (to do / to make). Context tells you which meaning is intended.

With an adjective like שקט (quiet), נעשה is usually understood as became:

• נעשה שקט = became quiet
• נעשה גדול יותר = became bigger

How is נעשה pronounced in this sentence?