Word
הילדים הולכים לבית הספר בבוקר.
Meaning
The children go to school in the morning.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about הילדים הולכים לבית הספר בבוקר.
Why does הילדים mean the children and not just children?
In Hebrew, ה־ at the beginning of a noun is the definite article, meaning the.
- ילדים = children
- הילדים = the children
So הילדים is specifically the children.
Why is הולכים used here?
הולכים is the masculine plural form of going / walking.
It matches הילדים, which is a plural masculine noun.
So:
- הילד הולך = the boy goes / is going
- הילדים הולכים = the children go / are going
In Hebrew present tense, the verb form often looks like what English would translate as either go, are going, or walk, depending on context.
Why is the verb plural in הילדים הולכים?