Questions & Answers about בסוף הארוחה אבא תמיד שוטף את הכלים.
בסוף means at the end of or in the end of.
It is made of:
- ב־ = in / at
- סוף = end
So בסוף הארוחה means at the end of the meal.
In natural English, this whole phrase is often translated as after the meal or at the end of the meal, depending on context.
הארוחה means the meal.
The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to the in English.
So:
- ארוחה = a meal / meal
- הארוחה = the meal
In this sentence, we are talking about a specific meal, so Hebrew uses הארוחה.
Also, after בסוף, Hebrew commonly uses a definite noun when you mean the end of the meal, not just an end of a meal.