האליפות מחר.

The championship is tomorrow.

Breakdown of האליפות מחר.

• מחר: tomorrow
• אליפות: championship

Questions & Answers about האליפות מחר.

Why is there no word for is in האליפות מחר?

Because in Hebrew, present-tense sentences often do not use a separate word for is / am / are.

So:

• האליפות מחר = The championship is tomorrow

This is a very normal Hebrew pattern, called a nominal sentence.

Compare:

• הילד בבית = The boy is at home
• המבחן היום = The test is today
• האליפות מחר = The championship is tomorrow

In past and future, Hebrew does use forms of to be:

• האליפות הייתה אתמול = The championship was yesterday
• האליפות תהיה מחר = The championship will be tomorrow

What does ה־ at the beginning of האליפות mean?

ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.

So:

• אליפות = championship
• האליפות = the championship

This prefix is attached directly to the noun, unlike English, where the is a separate word.

Because the next letter is א, the pronunciation is basically ha-a..., so האליפות sounds like ha-a-li-fut.