הרתמה חדשה.

The harness is new.

Breakdown of הרתמה חדשה.

• חדש: new
• רתמה: harness

Questions & Answers about הרתמה חדשה.

Why is there no word for is in הרתמה חדשה?

Because in Hebrew, present-tense sentences often leave out the verb to be.

So הרתמה חדשה literally looks like the harness new, but it means The harness is new.

This is a very common Hebrew pattern:

• הילד עייף = The boy is tired
• הדלת פתוחה = The door is open
• הרתמה חדשה = The harness is new

If you wanted past or future, Hebrew would use forms of to be:

• הרתמה הייתה חדשה = The harness was new
• הרתמה תהיה חדשה = The harness will be new

What does the ה at the beginning of הרתמה mean?

The ה is the definite article, equivalent to English the.

So:

• רתמה = a harness / harness
• הרתמה = the harness

This ה is attached directly to the noun.

Why is חדשה not written with ה too? Shouldn’t it be החדשה?