זה לא רק עניין של זמן; יש כאן גם מצב קצת רגיש.

there is

Breakdown of זה לא רק עניין של זמן; יש כאן גם מצב קצת רגיש.

• כאן: here
• לא: not
• גם: also

Questions & Answers about זה לא רק עניין של זמן; יש כאן גם מצב קצת רגיש.

Why does the sentence start with זה? Is it literally this?

Here זה works a lot like English it in It’s not just a matter of time.

It does not necessarily point to a specific physical thing, like this. In many sentences, Hebrew uses זה as a general subject when English would use it.

So:

זה לא רק עניין של זמן
= It’s not just a matter of time

This is very common in spoken and written Hebrew.

What does עניין של זמן mean exactly?

עניין means matter, issue, or thing depending on context.

The phrase עניין של זמן is a very common expression meaning:

• a matter of time
• something that will happen sooner or later
• something dependent mainly on time

So זה לא רק עניין של זמן means that time is not the only factor involved.

Why is של used in עניין של זמן?