הווטרינר כבר פה.

The veterinarian is already here.

Breakdown of הווטרינר כבר פה.

• פה: here
• כבר: already
• וטרינר: veterinarian

Questions & Answers about הווטרינר כבר פה.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not expressed in the present tense.

So:

• הווטרינר פה = The veterinarian is here
• literally: the-veterinarian here

This is completely normal in Hebrew.
If you want was or will be, then Hebrew does use forms of to be:

• הווטרינר היה פה = The veterinarian was here
• הווטרינר יהיה פה = The veterinarian will be here

So in your sentence, the meaning is is understood automatically.

What does הווטרינר mean exactly, and what is the ה at the beginning?

הווטרינר means the veterinarian or the vet.

The first letter ה is the definite article, meaning the.

So:

• ווטרינר = a veterinarian / veterinarian
• הווטרינר = the veterinarian

Hebrew usually attaches the directly to the beginning of the noun instead of writing it as a separate word.

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