Questions & Answers about היא נראית שמחה, אבל אני יודעת שהיא עייפה.
What does נראית mean here? Is it looks, seems, or is seen?
Here נראית means looks or seems/appears.
So היא נראית שמחה means She looks happy or She seems happy.
The verb comes from להיראות, which often means to appear / to look. In other contexts, it can also have a more literal sense like to be seen, but in this sentence, with an adjective after it, the natural meaning is looks/seems.
Why are נראית, שמחה, and עייפה all in feminine form?
Because the subject is היא — she.
In Hebrew, verbs in the present tense and adjectives usually agree with the subject in gender and number.
So with a feminine singular subject:
- היא נראית
- היא שמחה
- היא עייפה
If the subject were masculine singular, you would get:
- הוא נראה
- הוא שמח
- הוא עייף
Why is it אני יודעת and not אני יודע?