Questions & Answers about ההוצאה הזאת גדולה מדי בשביל התקציב שלנו.
In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually left out in the present tense.
So:
- ההוצאה הזאת גדולה מדי = This expense is too big
- literally: This expense too-big
If you wanted past or future, Hebrew would use a form of to be:
- ההוצאה הזאת הייתה גדולה מדי = This expense was too big
- ההוצאה הזאת תהיה גדולה מדי = This expense will be too big
So the missing is is completely normal.
In Hebrew, demonstratives like this and that normally come after the noun.
So:
- ההוצאה הזאת = this expense
- הספר הזה = this book
- המכונית הזאת = this car
This is the standard Hebrew pattern:
- the + noun + this/that
So Hebrew says something more like the expense this, not this expense.