הקולר אדום.

The collar is red.

Breakdown of הקולר אדום.

• אדום: red
• קולר: collar (for an animal)

Questions & Answers about הקולר אדום.

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 הקולר אדום literally looks like the collar red, but it means the collar is red.

This is completely normal in Hebrew:

• הילד עייף = The boy is tired
• הדלת פתוחה = The door is open

In the past or future, Hebrew does use a form of to be:

• הקולר היה אדום = The collar was red
• הקולר יהיה אדום = The collar will be red

Why does אדום come after הקולר?

Because in Hebrew, adjectives normally come after the noun.

So:

• קולר אדום = a red collar
• הקולר אדום = the collar is red / literally the collar red

This is the normal Hebrew order:

• noun first
• adjective second

That is different from English, where adjectives usually come before the noun.

What does the ה at the beginning of הקולר mean?