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אחרי כל השאלות האלה הגעתי למסקנה שאני צריכה עוד זמן.
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After all these questions, I came to the conclusion that I need more time.
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Questions & Answers about אחרי כל השאלות האלה הגעתי למסקנה שאני צריכה עוד זמן.
Why does the sentence start with אחרי כל השאלות האלה? Is that literally after all these questions?
Yes. אחרי means after, so אחרי כל השאלות האלה is literally after all these questions.
A natural English translation might sound a little freer, like:
- After all these questions...
- After all those questions...
- Following all these questions...
In Hebrew, this opening phrase sets the context for what follows.
Why is it כל השאלות האלה and not something like כל האלה שאלות?
Hebrew has a fixed word order here:
- כל = all
- השאלות = the questions
- האלה = these
So the pattern is:
כל + noun + demonstrative
That gives: כל השאלות האלה = all these questions
Unlike English, where these comes before the noun, in Hebrew האלה usually comes after the noun:
- השאלות האלה = these questions
Why does Hebrew say השאלות האלה with the on the noun? Doesn't these already make it definite?