המורה כתבה על הלוח שתי מילים: אחת בזכר ואחת בנקבה.

The teacher wrote two words on the board: one in the masculine and one in the feminine.

Breakdown of המורה כתבה על הלוח שתי מילים: אחת בזכר ואחת בנקבה.

• ו: and
• ב: in
• על: on
• לכתוב: to write

Questions & Answers about המורה כתבה על הלוח שתי מילים: אחת בזכר ואחת בנקבה.

Why is המורה followed by כתבה? Does that mean the teacher is female?

Yes. The noun מורה can mean either male teacher or female teacher. The verb tells you which one is meant here.

• כתבה = she wrote
• כתב = he wrote

So המורה כתבה tells us the teacher is female.

Why does על mean on here, not about?

Because על has more than one meaning in Hebrew, just like on/about can vary by context in English.

In this sentence:

• כתבה על הלוח = wrote on the board

But in another sentence:

• כתבה על הספר could mean wrote about the book

So the context and the noun after על determine the meaning.

Why is it הלוח and not just לוח?