הצמיג חדש.

new

Breakdown of הצמיג חדש.

• צמיג: tire

Questions & Answers about הצמיג חדש.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not written or spoken in the present tense.

So:

• הצמיג חדש. = The tire is new.

There is no separate word for is here. This is completely normal Hebrew.

But in the past or future, Hebrew does use forms of to be:

• הצמיג היה חדש. = The tire was new.
• הצמיג יהיה חדש. = The tire will be new.

What does the ה־ at the beginning of הצמיג mean?

The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.

So:

• צמיג = a tire / tire
• הצמיג = the tire

It is attached directly to the noun, instead of being a separate word like English the.

Why does חדש come after הצמיג?