Questions & Answers about האפליקציה הזאת לא עובדת אצלי עכשיו.
Why is it האפליקציה and not just אפליקציה?
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.
Why does Hebrew say האפליקציה הזאת for this app? Why isn’t this before the noun like in English?
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
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