Questions & Answers about הוא מדבר כאילו הוא המאמן.
What does כאילו mean in this sentence?
כאילו means as if or like.
So הוא מדבר כאילו הוא המאמן means He talks as if he is the coach / He talks like he’s the coach.
In everyday Hebrew, כאילו is very common. It can also be used in casual speech a bit like like, but in this sentence it has the clear meaning as if.
Why is הוא used twice?
The first הוא is the main subject:
- הוא מדבר = he speaks / he talks
The second הוא begins the clause after כאילו:
- כאילו הוא המאמן = as if he is the coach
So the full structure is:
- הוא מדבר = he talks
- כאילו הוא המאמן = as if he is the coach
Hebrew often repeats the subject in this kind of sentence, just as English does:
- He talks as if he is the coach
Why is there no word for is before המאמן?