Questions & Answers about כשהחימום לא עובד, החדר מתקרר מהר מאוד.
What does כשהחימום mean, and why is it written as one word?
כשהחימום is made from כש + החימום.
- כש = when
- החימום = the heating
In Hebrew, short function words like כש often attach directly to the following word, so instead of writing them separately, you get כשהחימום.
So structurally, it is basically:
- כש = when
- החימום = the heating
Together: when the heating...
Why do both החימום and החדר start with ה?
The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.
So:
- חימום = heating
- החימום = the heating
and
- חדר = room
- החדר = the room
Hebrew usually adds ה־ directly to the noun, instead of using a separate word like English the.
What exactly does החימום mean here? Is it the heater or the heating?