נראה כאילו המשחק נגמר.

נראה literally comes from the root ראה (to see), but in this sentence it means seems, appears, or looks.

So נראה כאילו... is a very common way to say:

• it seems as if...
• it looks like...
• it appears that...

Even though the basic idea is connected to seeing, in normal translation you usually do not say is seen here.

Hebrew often does not use a dummy subject like English it in expressions such as it seems or it is possible.

So:

• נראה כאילו המשחק נגמר = It seems as if the game is over
• literally, it is more like Seems as if the game ended

The masculine singular form נראה is the default form often used in this kind of impersonal expression.

So English needs it, but Hebrew does not.

כאילו means as if or as though.

In this sentence, it introduces the idea that something gives that impression:

• נראה כאילו המשחק נגמר = It seems as if the game is over

A good way to understand it is:

• נראה = it seems
• כאילו = as if

Together they form a very natural pattern in Hebrew.

Also, in modern spoken Hebrew, כאילו can sometimes be used colloquially like English like, but that is a different use. Here it clearly means as if / as though.

Yes. That is also correct and very common.

There is a small nuance:

• נראה שהמשחק נגמר = It seems that the game is over
• נראה כאילו המשחק נגמר = It seems as if the game is over / It looks like the game is over

Very roughly:

• נראה ש־... is often a bit more neutral and direct
• נראה כאילו... can sound a bit more like an impression based on what things look like

In many everyday situations, though, the difference is small.

משחק means game or match.

The ה at the beginning is the definite article, meaning the.

So:

• משחק = a game
• המשחק = the game

In this sentence, we are talking about a specific game, so Hebrew uses המשחק.

נגמר means ended, finished, or is over, depending on context.

So:

• המשחק נגמר can mean the game ended
• and in many contexts it also means the game is over

In natural English for this sentence, is over is often the best translation, even though the Hebrew form looks like ended/finished.

This is very common in Hebrew: a form like נגמר can describe the result of something having ended, not only the event itself.

This is a very common learner question, because in unpointed Hebrew the form can be confusing.

In everyday use, המשחק נגמר often functions like:

• the game ended
• or the game is over

So in practice, it can feel past-like or result-state-like depending on context.

In this sentence, נראה כאילו המשחק נגמר, the most natural understanding is usually:

• it seems as if the game is over
• or it looks like the game has ended

So the exact English tense depends more on context and natural translation than on a one-to-one Hebrew tense label.

A common pronunciation is:

nir-EH ke-ILU ha-mis-KHAK nig-MAR

A slightly more detailed breakdown:

• נראה = nir-EH
• כאילו = ke-ILU
• המשחק = ha-mis-KHAK
• נגמר = nig-MAR

The main stresses are usually on the last syllable of each of those words.

Hebrew often begins this kind of sentence with the expression נראה כאילו... or נראה ש..., and then gives the full clause.

So the structure is:

• נראה כאילו = it seems as if
• המשחק נגמר = the game is over / the game ended

Putting it together:

• נראה כאילו המשחק נגמר

This word order is natural and standard. English also often does something similar:

• It seems as if the game is over

So even though Hebrew does not include the word it, the overall structure is quite parallel.