איזה סוג כלב זה?

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Breakdown of איזה סוג כלב זה?

• כלב: dog
• איזה: which
• סוג: type; kind

Questions & Answers about איזה סוג כלב זה?

What does each word do in איזה סוג כלב זה?

• איזה = which / what kind of
• סוג = type / kind
• כלב = dog
• זה = this

So the structure is literally close to what kind of dog is this?

Why is there no separate word for is?

Because in Hebrew, the verb to be is usually left out in the present tense.

So where English says:

• What kind of dog is this?

Hebrew naturally says:

• איזה סוג כלב זה?
• literally: what kind of dog this?

That is completely normal Hebrew grammar.

Why is there no word for of between סוג and כלב?

Hebrew often uses a noun + noun structure where English uses noun + of + noun.

So:

• סוג כלב = type of dog

This is called the construct chain (סמיכות).
With סוג, the form does not visibly change, so it just looks like two nouns next to each other.