נפתחה גם הרשמה לסדנה קצרה בכתיבה, והמנחה שלה נשמעת מצוינת.

Registration also opened for a short writing workshop, and its instructor sounds excellent.

Breakdown of נפתחה גם הרשמה לסדנה קצרה בכתיבה, והמנחה שלה נשמעת מצוינת.

• ו: and
• ב: in
• גם: also
• ל: for

Questions & Answers about נפתחה גם הרשמה לסדנה קצרה בכתיבה, והמנחה שלה נשמעת מצוינת.

What exactly is נפתחה?

נפתחה is the past tense, feminine singular form of the verb נפתח, from the root פ־ת־ח (to open).

Here it means something like:

• opened
• was opened
• has opened

In this kind of announcement, Hebrew often uses נפתח / נפתחה for things like registration, applications, enrollment, ticket sales, and so on.

So נפתחה הרשמה is a very common way to say registration has opened.

Why is נפתחה feminine?

Because הרשמה is a feminine singular noun, and the verb agrees with it.

So:

• הרשמה = feminine singular
• therefore נפתחה = feminine singular

If the subject were masculine singular, you would expect a masculine form instead.

If נפתחה is past tense, why might the English translation sound more like a present or present perfect?