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Learn Hardcore Hebrew: המוסך קרוב. - The garage is nearby.

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המוסך קרוב.

המוסך קרוב.hamusakh karov.

The garage is nearby.

Breakdown of המוסך קרוב.

garage; repair shop

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Questions & Answers about המוסך קרוב.

How do you pronounce המוסך קרוב?

A common pronunciation is:

ha-musákh karóv

ה = ha- = the
מוסך = musákh = garage
קרוב = karóv = near / close

A rough English-friendly pronunciation would be:

hah-moo-SAKH kah-ROV

Notes:

The kh sound at the end of מוסך is like the ch in German Bach or Hebrew ח.
The stress is usually on the last syllable of both musákh and karóv.

What does מוסך mean exactly?

מוסך usually means garage, especially an auto repair shop or car garage.

So in everyday Hebrew, המוסך often means:

the garage
the repair shop
the mechanic’s garage

The exact English translation depends on context, but garage is the standard basic meaning.

What does the ה at the beginning of המוסך mean?

The ה is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.

So:

מוסך = a garage / garage
המוסך = the garage

This is very common in Hebrew: instead of a separate word like English the, Hebrew usually adds ה־ to the beginning of the noun.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

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

So:

המוסך קרוב literally looks like the garage near
but it means the garage is near / the garage is close

This is normal Hebrew grammar. In the present tense, Hebrew often leaves out is / am / are.

Compare:

הילד עייף = The boy is tired
החנות פתוחה = The store is open
המוסך קרוב = The garage is near

Why is קרוב not written with ה too? Why not המוסך הקרוב?

Great question. The difference is between:

a full sentence
a noun phrase

1. In your sentence:

המוסך קרוב = The garage is near

Here, קרוב is the predicate adjective, so it does not take ה.

2. If you say:

המוסך הקרוב

that means the nearby garage or the close garage

Here, הקרוב describes the noun directly inside a noun phrase, so it does take ה to match the definite noun.

So:

המוסך קרוב = The garage is near
המוסך הקרוב = the nearby garage

This is a very important distinction in Hebrew.

Why is it קרוב and not קרובה?

Because מוסך is a masculine singular noun, and adjectives in Hebrew usually agree with the noun in gender and number.

So:

masculine singular: קרוב
feminine singular: קרובה
masculine plural: קרובים
feminine plural: קרובות

Since מוסך is masculine singular, the correct form is:

המוסך קרוב

If the noun were feminine, you would use קרובה. For example:

התחנה קרובה = The station is near

Does קרוב mean near or close?

It can mean both near and close, depending on context.

So המוסך קרוב can be translated as:

The garage is near
The garage is close
The garage is nearby

All of these are natural translations.

What is the word order here? Is it normal Hebrew word order?

Yes. This is a very normal Hebrew sentence.

The structure is:

the noun + adjective

So:

המוסך = the garage
קרוב = near / close

Together: המוסך קרוב = The garage is near

This is a standard way to make simple present-tense sentences in Hebrew.

Can קרוב also mean close to something?

Yes. Very often קרוב is followed by ל־ meaning to.

For example:

המוסך קרוב לבית = The garage is close to the house
בית הספר קרוב לים = The school is close to the sea

So by itself, קרוב can mean near / nearby, and with ל־ it can mean close to a specific place.

How would I say A garage is near instead of The garage is near?

You would usually say:

מוסך קרוב

Hebrew often leaves nouns indefinite without a word for a/an.

So:

מוסך = a garage / garage
המוסך = the garage

That means:

מוסך קרוב = A garage is near or A garage is nearby
המוסך קרוב = The garage is near

Could this sentence mean The nearby garage?

No, not as written.

המוסך קרוב is a complete sentence: The garage is near

If you want the nearby garage, you would say:

המוסך הקרוב

That extra ה on קרוב changes it from a sentence into a noun phrase.

So this is an important contrast:

המוסך קרוב = The garage is near
המוסך הקרוב = the nearby garage

Is מוסך a masculine noun in general?

Yes. מוסך is generally treated as masculine.

That is why it pairs with masculine adjectives like:

מוסך גדול = a big garage
המוסך סגור = the garage is closed
המוסך קרוב = the garage is near

What are the plural forms?

The plural of מוסך is usually:

מוסכים = garages

Examples:

המוסכים קרובים = The garages are near
מוסכים טובים = good garages

Notice that the adjective also changes to plural:

singular masculine: קרוב
plural masculine: קרובים

Is this sentence formal or everyday Hebrew?

It is completely normal everyday Hebrew.

It is short, simple, and natural. A Hebrew speaker could easily say this in conversation, especially if talking about location:

איפה אפשר לתקן את הרכב?
המוסך קרוב.

That would mean:

Where can I get the car repaired?
The garage is nearby.

So this is not unusually formal or literary; it is basic, practical Hebrew.

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