Questions & Answers about המרצה הזאת עושה עליי רושם טוב, כי היא מסבירה לאט וברור.
In Hebrew, a demonstrative like this usually comes after the noun:
- המרצה הזאת = this lecturer
That is the normal pattern.
By contrast:
- זאת המרצה usually means this is the lecturer
- הזאת המרצה is not correct
So Hebrew says something closer to the lecturer this rather than this lecturer.
Because in Hebrew, when a noun is modified by this / that, the noun is still normally marked as definite with ה־.
So:
- מרצה = a lecturer / lecturer
- המרצה הזאת = this lecturer
This is a very common Hebrew pattern:
- הספר הזה = this book
- הילדה הזאת = this girl
So even though English does not say the this lecturer, Hebrew does use both elements.