הן הולכות לתחנה, ואנחנו הולכים אחריהן.

הן is the feminine plural word for they.

• הם = they, masculine plural
• הן = they, feminine plural

So הן הולכות tells you the first group is female.

A useful note: in everyday spoken Hebrew, many speakers often use הם for mixed groups and sometimes even for all-female groups too. But in standard Hebrew, the distinction between הם and הן is still important.

Because Hebrew verbs in the present tense must agree with the subject in gender and number.

• הן הולכות = feminine plural
• אנחנו הולכים = masculine plural

The pronoun אנחנו means we, but by itself it does not show gender. The verb does that:

• אנחנו הולכים = we, masculine plural / mixed group
• אנחנו הולכות = we, feminine plural

So this sentence suggests:

• the first group is female
• the speaker’s group is either male or mixed

In Hebrew, the present tense usually does not use a separate word for am / is / are.

So:

• הן הולכות literally looks like they going
• but it naturally means they are going

The words הולכות and הולכים are present-tense forms, and Hebrew uses them without a separate present-tense form of to be.

Yes, it functions as the present-tense form of the verb הלך (to go / walk).

Historically, these forms are related to a participle pattern, which is why they behave a bit like adjectives too: they change for gender and number.

Here are the relevant forms:

• הולך = masculine singular
• הולכת = feminine singular
• הולכים = masculine plural
• הולכות = feminine plural

So in modern Hebrew, you can think of them simply as the normal present-tense verb forms.

Because the preposition ל־ (to) attaches directly to the following word.

So:

• ל
  • תחנה = לתחנה

If the meaning is to the station, Hebrew usually combines ל־ with the definite article ה־ as well. In pointed Hebrew, that contraction is clearer. In everyday unpointed spelling, לתחנה can represent that contracted form.

So learners often notice that English has separate words:

• to the station

but Hebrew often packs that into one written word:

• לתחנה

אחריהן is:

• אחרי = after / behind
• ־הן = them (feminine plural)

So אחריהן means after them or behind them.

This is very common in Hebrew: instead of putting a separate pronoun after a preposition, Hebrew often attaches a pronominal suffix directly to the preposition.

For example:

• אחריו = after him
• אחריה = after her
• אחריהם = after them (masculine / mixed)
• אחריהן = after them (feminine)

Because with most prepositions, Hebrew normally uses a suffix form, not a separate standalone pronoun.

So standard Hebrew says:

• אחריהן

not:

• אחרי הן

This is one of the big differences from English. In English, you say:

• behind them

with two separate words. In Hebrew, that often becomes a single word.

It can mean either, depending on context.

• In a time context, it means after
• In a movement/location context, it often means behind or following

Here, since both groups are going somewhere, אחריהן is best understood as behind them or following them.

Sometimes yes, but here they are helpful.

Hebrew often allows subject pronouns to be omitted when the meaning is clear. However, in the present tense, forms like הולכים and הולכות show gender and number, but not clearly person the way English does.

For example, הולכים could mean something like:

• we are going
• you (plural) are going
• they are going

depending on context.

So adding הן and אנחנו makes the sentence much clearer.

It means and.

In Hebrew, the conjunction ו־ attaches directly to the next word, so instead of writing a separate word for and, Hebrew usually writes:

• ואנחנו = and we

This is completely normal. Hebrew does this with several short prepositions and conjunctions.

In careful, standard Hebrew, yes.

But in casual spoken Hebrew, many native speakers prefer masculine plural forms even when the group is female, especially outside formal contexts. So you may hear:

• הם הולכים
• אחריהם

even when talking about women.

Still, for reading, writing, formal speech, and good grammatical awareness, it is very useful to know the standard feminine plural forms:

• הן
• הולכות
• אחריהן