Breakdown of המורה אמרה שהיום נלמד דקדוק חדש, אבל קודם נחזור על כלל אחד חשוב.
Questions & Answers about המורה אמרה שהיום נלמד דקדוק חדש, אבל קודם נחזור על כלל אחד חשוב.
Why is the verb אמרה feminine?
Because המורה means the teacher, and in Modern Hebrew מורה can refer to either a male or a female teacher. The noun form here does not change, so the verb shows the teacher’s gender.
- אמרה = she said
- אמר = he said
So this sentence is referring to a female teacher.
What does ש־ in שהיום mean?
It means that. Hebrew very often uses ש־ as a short attached conjunction.
So:
- שהיום = that today
A more formal word for that is כי, but ש־ is extremely common in everyday Hebrew.
How do I know נלמד means we will learn?
נלמד is the 1st person plural future form of ללמוד.
So it means:
- we will learn
Hebrew verbs often include the subject inside the verb itself, so you do not need a separate word for we.
Why is there no separate word for we in this sentence?
Because Hebrew verbs already show person and number.
- נלמד = we will learn
- נחזור = we will review / go back
You can add אנחנו for emphasis, but it is usually unnecessary.
Why does חדש come after דקדוק?
Because Hebrew adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.
So:
- דקדוק חדש = literally grammar new
Also, the adjective must agree with the noun in gender, number, and definiteness. Here דקדוק is masculine singular, so the adjective is חדש, also masculine singular.
Why is there no word for a/an in דקדוק חדש?
Hebrew has a definite article, ה־, meaning the, but it does not have an indefinite article like a/an.
So דקדוק חדש just means new grammar. English sometimes needs a/an, but Hebrew does not.
What does קודם mean here?
Here קודם means first or before that.
It shows sequence:
- first we will review
- then we will learn the new grammar
So אבל קודם is something like but first.
Why does נחזור על mean we will review?
Because לחזור על is a common Hebrew expression meaning to go over, to repeat, or to review.
Compare:
- לחזור = to return / go back
- לחזור על something = to repeat / review that thing
So נחזור על כלל means we will review a rule.
Why is it כלל אחד חשוב and not אחד כלל חשוב?
With the number one, Hebrew usually places אחד / אחת after the noun.
So:
- כלל אחד = one rule
Then the adjective comes after that whole phrase:
- כלל אחד חשוב = one important rule
That word order is normal in Hebrew.
Why is there no את before דקדוק חדש?
Because את is used before a definite direct object, and דקדוק חדש is indefinite.
Compare:
- נלמד דקדוק חדש = we will learn new grammar
- נלמד את הדקדוק החדש = we will learn the new grammar
So in this sentence, את is not needed.
Is היום here today or the day?
Here it clearly means today.
The same spelling can appear in different contexts, but in this sentence:
- שהיום נלמד... = that today we will learn...
So context tells you the meaning.
Is שהיום really written as one word?
Yes. In Hebrew, short prefixes are usually attached directly to the following word in writing.
So:
- ש־
- היום = שהיום
The same thing happens with other common prefixes such as:
- ו־ = and
- ב־ = in
- ל־ = to
- כ־ = as / like
So this spelling is completely normal.
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