אני אזרחית חדשה בארץ, ולכן חשוב לי לדעת איפה מקבלים חותמת על המסמך.

I am a new citizen in the country, so it is important for me to know where they give a stamp on the document.

Breakdown of אני אזרחית חדשה בארץ, ולכן חשוב לי לדעת איפה מקבלים חותמת על המסמך.

• אני: I
• חדש: new
• לי: to me
• איפה: where

Questions & Answers about אני אזרחית חדשה בארץ, ולכן חשוב לי לדעת איפה מקבלים חותמת על המסמך.

Why does the sentence use אזרחית and not אזרח?

אזרחית is the feminine form of citizen, while אזרח is the masculine form.

Since the speaker is female, Hebrew uses:

• אזרחית = female citizen
• אזרח = male citizen

This is very common in Hebrew: nouns referring to people often change form depending on gender.

Why is it חדשה and not חדש?

חדשה is the feminine singular form of new.

In Hebrew, adjectives usually agree with the noun they describe in gender and number. Since אזרחית is feminine singular, the adjective must also be feminine singular:

• אזרחית חדשה = a new female citizen
• אזרח חדש = a new male citizen

So the adjective matches the noun.

Why is there no word for am in אני אזרחית חדשה בארץ?

In the present tense, Hebrew usually does not use a separate word for am / is / are in sentences like this.

So:

• אני אזרחית חדשה בארץ literally looks like I new citizen-feminine in the country
• but it means I am a new citizen in the country

This is normal Hebrew sentence structure in the present tense.

Compare:

• אני עייפה = I am tired
• הוא מורה = He is a teacher
• היא בבית = She is at home