השוער והמגן רצים למגרש.

The goalkeeper and defender are running onto the pitch.

Breakdown of השוער והמגן רצים למגרש.

• לרוץ: to run
• שוער: goalkeeper
• מגן: defender (football)
• מגרש: playing field; pitch

Questions & Answers about השוער והמגן רצים למגרש.

Why do השוער and המגן both start with ה?

The ה at the beginning is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to the in English.

• שוער = goalkeeper
• השוער = the goalkeeper
• מגן = defender
• המגן = the defender

So the sentence is talking about specific people: the goalkeeper and the defender.

What does ו mean in והמגן?

The letter ו usually means and.

So:

• השוער = the goalkeeper
• והמגן = and the defender

Hebrew attaches and directly to the following word instead of writing it as a separate word.

Why is the verb רצים plural?

Because the subject is plural: the goalkeeper and the defender = two people.

In Hebrew, the verb has to match the subject in number and gender. Since there are two masculine nouns here, Hebrew uses the masculine plural form:

• רץ = runs / is running (masculine singular)
• רצים = run / are running (masculine plural)

So רצים matches השוער והמגן.