Questions & Answers about היא צודקת: אם יש ערפל, כדאי לנסוע לאט יותר.
How do you pronounce the whole sentence?
A natural pronunciation is:
Hi tsodéket: im yesh arafél, kedái linsóa le’at yotér.
A few notes:
- היא = hi
- צודקת = tsodéket
- אם = im
- יש = yesh
- ערפל = arafél
- כדאי = kedái
- לנסוע = linsóa
- לאט = le’at
- יותר = yotér
Why does the sentence begin with היא צודקת?
היא צודקת means she is right.
The adjective צודקת is feminine singular, so it matches היא (she). Compare:
- היא צודקת = she is right
- הוא צודק = he is right
- הם צודקים = they are right
- הן צודקות = they are right (feminine)
So this is a good example of gender agreement in Hebrew adjectives.
Why is it צודקת and not נכונה?