Word
הבורג הזה רופף, ולכן צריך לחזק אותו עם מברג.
Meaning
This screw is loose, so it needs to be tightened with a screwdriver.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about הבורג הזה רופף, ולכן צריך לחזק אותו עם מברג.
How is this sentence pronounced?
A common pronunciation guide would be:
ha-boreg ha-ze rofef, ve-lakhen tsarikh lekhazek oto im mavreg.
A more fully pointed version is:
הַבּוֹרֶג הַזֶּה רוֹפֵף, וְלָכֵן צָרִיךְ לְחַזֵּק אוֹתוֹ עִם מַבְרֵג.
A few pronunciation notes:
- הזה = ha-ze
- רופף = rofef
- צריך = tsa-rikh
- אותו = o-to
- מברג = mav-reg
Why is there no word for is in הבורג הזה רופף?
Because in Hebrew, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.
So:
- הבורג הזה רופף literally looks like the screw this loose
- but it means This screw is loose
This is completely normal Hebrew. The same pattern appears in many sentences:
- הילד עייף = The boy is tired
- הדלת פתוחה = The door is open
If you want past or future, Hebrew does use forms of to be:
- הבורג הזה היה רופף = This screw was loose
- הבורג הזה יהיה רופף = This screw will be loose