המסמך הזה מיותר עכשיו; כבר יש לנו עותק חדש.

this

Breakdown of המסמך הזה מיותר עכשיו; כבר יש לנו עותק חדש.

• חדש: new
• יש: there is
• עכשיו: now

Questions & Answers about המסמך הזה מיותר עכשיו; כבר יש לנו עותק חדש.

Why is הזה placed after המסמך instead of before it?

In Hebrew, demonstratives like הזה (this, masculine singular) usually come after the noun:

• המסמך הזה = this document
• literally: the-document this

That is the normal Hebrew pattern. English says this document, but Hebrew says document this.

This same pattern is used with adjectives too:

• מסמך חשוב = an important document
• המסמך החשוב = the important document
• המסמך הזה = this document

So the noun comes first, and words describing it usually follow.

Why does המסמך have ה־ if הזה already means this?

Because in Hebrew, when you say this/that + noun, the noun is still normally marked as definite with ה־.

So:

• מסמך = a document
• המסמך = the document
• המסמך הזה = this document

This is different from English. English does not say the this document, but Hebrew does use the definite article on the noun.

A good rule to remember:

• noun + demonstrative in Hebrew usually has ה־ on the noun.