האפליקציה הזאת לא עובדת אצלי עכשיו.

Because the sentence is talking about a specific app: the app / this app.

In Hebrew, ה־ is the definite article, meaning the. So:

• אפליקציה = an app / app
• האפליקציה = the app

In this sentence, the noun is specific, and that matches the later word הזאת = this.

In Hebrew, demonstratives like this usually come after the noun.

So:

• האפליקציה הזאת = this app
• literally: the app this

This is normal Hebrew structure.

Also, when you use this/that after a noun in Hebrew, the noun is usually definite, so you get:

• האפליקציה הזאת = this app
• not usually אפליקציה הזאת

This is a very common pattern:

• הספר הזה = this book
• המכונית הזאת = this car

Because אפליקציה is a feminine noun.

In Hebrew, words like this must agree with the noun’s gender:

• masculine singular: הזה
• feminine singular: הזאת

So:

• הספר הזה = this book (book is masculine)
• האפליקציה הזאת = this app (app is feminine)

Because it agrees with האפליקציה, which is feminine singular.

Hebrew often uses the present-tense participle as the present tense. These forms agree with the subject in gender and number.

The verb here is from לעבוד = to work / to function.

Present forms:

• עובד = masculine singular
• עובדת = feminine singular
• עובדים = masculine plural / mixed plural
• עובדות = feminine plural

Since האפליקציה is feminine singular, Hebrew says:

• האפליקציה ... עובדת

Even though in English we just say works, Hebrew shows agreement.

No. Here it means working / functioning / operating.

The verb לעבוד can mean different things depending on context:

• אני עובד = I work / I am working
• המחשב לא עובד = the computer isn’t working
• האפליקציה לא עובדת = the app isn’t working

So in this sentence, it means the app is not functioning properly.

Because לא is the normal Hebrew word for not, and it usually comes directly before the word or phrase being negated.

So:

• עובדת = works / is working
• לא עובדת = doesn’t work / isn’t working

That is the standard way to negate a present-tense sentence in Hebrew.

אצלי can mean things like:

• at my place
• with me
• on my end
• for me / in my case

In this sentence, האפליקציה הזאת לא עובדת אצלי עכשיו, the most natural meaning is usually:

• This app isn’t working for me right now
• or This app isn’t working on my end right now

It does not necessarily mean the app is physically located at your house. With tech problems, אצלי often means on my device / in my situation / for me personally.

It comes from the preposition אצל plus the suffix ־י.

• אצל = a preposition meaning something like at / with
• אצלי = at my place / with me / for me

Other forms:

• אצלך = with you / at your place
• אצלו = with him / at his place
• אצלה = with her / at her place
• אצלנו = with us / at our place

This is a very useful Hebrew pattern.

Yes, it could go elsewhere. Hebrew word order is somewhat flexible, especially with time words like עכשיו = now / right now.

The sentence as given:

• האפליקציה הזאת לא עובדת אצלי עכשיו

is perfectly natural.

You could also hear:

• עכשיו האפליקציה הזאת לא עובדת אצלי
• האפליקציה הזאת עכשיו לא עובדת אצלי

These can have slightly different emphasis, but the basic meaning stays the same.

Putting עכשיו at the end sounds very natural in everyday speech.

In a way, yes—but Hebrew usually does not use a separate word for is/am/are in the present tense.

English says:

• The app is not working

Hebrew says:

• האפליקציה לא עובדת

There is no separate present-tense word for is here. Hebrew simply uses the present-tense verb form עובדת.

So the sentence is not missing anything; this is normal Hebrew grammar.

It could, in some contexts, but that is usually not the first interpretation.

With technology, אצלי often means:

• for me
• on my device
• on my side
• in my case

So most native speakers would probably understand:

• This app isn’t working for me right now

If you specifically wanted to talk about location in the home, Hebrew might more clearly use something like בבית שלי or a different wording depending on the context.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

ha-aplikatsya ha-zot lo ovedet etzli akhshav

A few notes:

• האפליקציה = ha-aplikatsya
• הזאת = ha-zot in normal speech
• עובדת = ovedet
• אצלי = etzli
• עכשיו = akhshav

Learners often notice that spelling and everyday pronunciation do not always match perfectly, especially with words like הזאת.

Yes. הזו and הזאת can both mean this for feminine singular nouns.

So both are possible:

• האפליקציה הזאת
• האפליקציה הזו

In modern spoken Hebrew, הזאת is very common, and הזו is also common, depending on register, style, and speaker preference. A learner will hear both.

The pattern is:

[subject] + [not] + [verb] + [for me / on my end] + [now]

So:

• האפליקציה הזאת = subject = this app
• לא = not
• עובדת = works / is working
• אצלי = for me / on my end
• עכשיו = right now

This is a very useful model for everyday Hebrew, especially for describing problems:

• הטלפון לא עובד אצלי = The phone isn’t working for me
• האתר לא נפתח אצלי עכשיו = The website isn’t opening for me right now