Thursday, February 4, 2010
Hebrew: Nominative Pronouns, The, And, and Gender
Israel
An alternative name for Israel is בארץ ba'aretz meaning in the land.
Nominative Pronouns
אני
אתה – את
הוא – היא
אנחנו
אתם – אתן
הם – הן
ani
atah - at
hu - hi
anakhnu
atem - aten
hem - hen
The
Just like the inseparable pronouns the article the, ה ha is attached to the noun.
the taxi driver
הנהג מונית
the'driver taxi
And
The word and, ו v works like the. You can also use multiple pre-fixes.
you and me
אתה ואני
ani v'atah
the flower and the king
הפרח וחמלך
ha'perakh v'ha'melekh
Where
When asking where someone is from the correct term is where, מאין me'ayin but many Israelis incorrectly use מאיפה me'eyfoh meaning from where.
Gender
Nouns are masculine or feminine. Feminine singular nouns end in ah/it/et most often. Counntries and cities are always feminine.
An alternative name for Israel is בארץ ba'aretz meaning in the land.
Nominative Pronouns
אני
אתה – את
הוא – היא
אנחנו
אתם – אתן
הם – הן
ani
atah - at
hu - hi
anakhnu
atem - aten
hem - hen
The
Just like the inseparable pronouns the article the, ה ha is attached to the noun.
the taxi driver
הנהג מונית
the'driver taxi
And
The word and, ו v works like the. You can also use multiple pre-fixes.
you and me
אתה ואני
ani v'atah
the flower and the king
הפרח וחמלך
ha'perakh v'ha'melekh
Where
When asking where someone is from the correct term is where, מאין me'ayin but many Israelis incorrectly use מאיפה me'eyfoh meaning from where.
Gender
Nouns are masculine or feminine. Feminine singular nouns end in ah/it/et most often. Counntries and cities are always feminine.
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