Breakdown of התושבת החדשה שאלה את הפקחית אם צריך לשלם קנס על חניה במקום הזה.
Questions & Answers about התושבת החדשה שאלה את הפקחית אם צריך לשלם קנס על חניה במקום הזה.
Because תושבת is the feminine singular form of resident. The masculine form is תושב. The ה־ at the beginning is the definite article, so:
- תושבת = a female resident
- התושבת = the female resident / the resident
In natural English, you might just say the resident if the person's gender is not important, but Hebrew makes that gender explicit here.
In Hebrew, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.
So:
- התושבת החדשה = the new resident
Also, the adjective must match the noun in:
- gender
- number
- definiteness
Since תושבת is feminine singular and definite, the adjective is also feminine singular and definite:
- תושבת חדשה = a new female resident
- התושבת החדשה = the new female resident
שאלה is the past tense, feminine singular form of the verb לשאול (to ask).
Because the subject is התושבת החדשה (a feminine singular noun), the verb must agree with it:
- הוא שאל = he asked
- היא שאלה = she asked
So התושבת החדשה שאלה means the new resident asked.