הנחירה שלו כל כך חזקה, שגם אני לא מצליחה להירדם.

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Breakdown of הנחירה שלו כל כך חזקה, שגם אני לא מצליחה להירדם.

• לא: not
• גם: also
• ש: that

Questions & Answers about הנחירה שלו כל כך חזקה, שגם אני לא מצליחה להירדם.

Why is הנחירה written with ה־? Doesn’t that mean the snoring?

Yes. הנחירה literally means the snoring.

In Hebrew, it is very common to say something like הנחירה שלו literally the snoring of his, which is the normal way to say his snoring.

So:

• נחירה = a snore / snoring
• הנחירה = the snoring
• הנחירה שלו = his snoring

This structure is very natural in Hebrew, even though English usually does not say the snoring of his.

What exactly does נחירה mean here: a snore, snoring, or the sound of snoring?

Here נחירה means snoring or the sound of his snoring.

The noun נחירה comes from the verb לנחור = to snore. In context, it refers to the snoring as a sound/noise, not just one single snore.

So in this sentence, הנחירה שלו כל כך חזקה means something like:

• His snoring is so loud
• literally, His snoring is so strong/loud

Why is חזקה feminine?