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ladysmyrna Thursday 06th of July 2006 10:54:28 PM
זה - זאת - אלה - Ok, i thought that it\'s a good idea to start posting some basics of the language to help the beginners a little bit. I hope you\'ll find it helpful guys :)

To get started, one should know the following:

[b]-[/b] Ze/zot (זה - זאת) are for singular nouns, \"ze\" being used for the masculine and \"zot\" for the feminine.

[b]-[/b] And yes! You guessed right! \"Ele\" is for plural for both masculine and feminine.

[b]-[/b] We should not look for a helping verb such as \"am,is,are\" to complete the sentence in Hebrew, because there is not one! The sentence structure is AS FOLLOWS;

\"ZE/ZOT/ELE + NOUN\"

Here are some simple examples for you together with their transliterations and translations:
זה תלמיד : Ze talmid. (This is a student.)
זאת תלמידה : Zot talmida. (This is a student.)
אלה תלמידים : Ele talmidim. (These are students.)
אלה תלמידות : Ele talmidot. (These are students.)

זה חבר : Ze chaver. (This is a friend.)
זאת חברה : Zot chavera. (This is a friend.)
אלה חברים : Ele chaverim. (These are friends.)
אלה חברות : Ele chaverot. [These are friends.)

זה ספר : Ze sefer. (This is a book.)
זאת מחברת : Zot machberet. (This is a notebook.)
אלה דפים : Ele dapim. (These are pages.)
אלה תמונות : Ele tmunot. (These are pictures.)

P.S. : The word for page for singular is \"daf\" not \"dap\"!!!!

I hope this will be useful :D

ladysmyrna Friday 07th of July 2006 05:53:53 PM
- And here are some more examples:

זה עט : Ze et. (This is a pen.)

זה שולחן : Ze shulchan. (This is a table.)

אלה מחברות : Ele machbarot. (These are notebooks.)

זאת כיתה : Zot kita. (This is a class.)

זאת מורה : Zot mora. (This is a teacher.)

אלה תיקים : Ele tikim. (These are bags.)

זה אוטובוס : Ze otobus. (This is a bus.)

זאת דירה : Zot dira. (This is an apartment.)

Words that are used with \"ze\" are catagorized as masculine whereas if used with \"zot\" as feminine. With the plural nouns, it\'s enough to look at the suffixes to determine the gender of the noun. If it ends with \"-im\" it\'s masculine, if it ends with \"-ot\" it\'s feminine. However, one should keep in my mind that there are exceptions to this rule and there exist also some other plural endings!

Lehitraot!

ladysmyrna Tuesday 11th of July 2006 04:27:27 PM
Adding adjectives! - If you would like to add an adjective to our demonstrative sentences, it\'s enough to determine the gender of the adjective according to the noun and place it after the noun!

[b]Ledugma (for example):[/b]

Zot dira. (This is an apartment.)

Let\'s try to say \"This is a new apartment.\"

new: chadash (masculine)
chadasha (feminine)
chadashim (masculine plural)
chadashot (feminine plural)

Since \"dira\" is feminine, the adjective we will use should be \"chadasha.\"

\"Zot dira chadasha.\"

Let\'s use the other forms of \"chadash\" to make it all clear.

\"Ze sefer chadash.\"
\"Zot mora chadasha.\"
\"Ele chaverim chadashim.\"
\"Ele tmunot chadashot.\"

makt2000 Tuesday 11th of July 2006 11:40:58 PM
- That is a great effort . (y)

ladysmyrna Wednesday 12th of July 2006 12:56:28 AM
- Toda!

It\'s good to know that someone is reading this :p

Eli Wednesday 12th of July 2006 01:36:00 AM
- I read this too!
!תודה,מורה
:)

ladysmyrna Wednesday 12th of July 2006 01:59:48 AM
- Metzuyan!!!! :D

Ma ata choshev al hanose hachadash haze?

makt2000 Wednesday 12th of July 2006 11:28:00 PM
- ani tsarich lade\'et ma hamela \"hanose\" omeret lefni ani omer ma ani coshef . lol

Eli Thursday 13th of July 2006 02:04:42 AM
- [quote][i]Originally posted by makt2000[/i]

ani tsarich lade\'et ma hamela \\\"hanose\\\" omeret lefni ani omer ma ani coshef . lol[/quote]

The correct way to say: \"ani tsarich lada\'at ma hamila \\\"hanose\\\" omeret lifnei she ani omer ma ani cosef.
or
אני צריך לדעת מה המילה \"הנושא\" אומרת לפני שאני אומר מה אני חושב
הנושא = the subject

to Pita :)
!יופי של נושא

makt2000 Thursday 13th of July 2006 05:27:47 AM
- Man your language is so tricky . I was searching for hanose as נוזה and נוסה and it just turned out to be נושא .
Toda rabah for the correction lekker .

ladysmyrna Thursday 13th of July 2006 04:20:40 PM
- He is THE teacher here :D (DUBBA) :p

Makt2000, az achshav ma ata choshev al hanose haze acharei sheata lamadeta ma hamila \"nose\" omeret??? :D

makt2000 Thursday 13th of July 2006 06:18:52 PM
- Hanose ! hanose haze metsoyan ve yafe me\'od .

ladysmyrna Thursday 13th of July 2006 10:02:50 PM
- המון תודה :D

Phrasebase Archive
	ladysmyrna	Thursday 06th of July 2006 10:54:28 PM
	זה - זאת - אלה - Ok, i thought that it\'s a good idea to start posting some basics of the language to help the beginners a little bit. I hope you\'ll find it helpful guys :) To get started, one should know the following: [b]-[/b] Ze/zot (זה - זאת) are for singular nouns, \"ze\" being used for the masculine and \"zot\" for the feminine. [b]-[/b] And yes! You guessed right! \"Ele\" is for plural for both masculine and feminine. [b]-[/b] We should not look for a helping verb such as \"am,is,are\" to complete the sentence in Hebrew, because there is not one! The sentence structure is AS FOLLOWS; \"ZE/ZOT/ELE + NOUN\" Here are some simple examples for you together with their transliterations and translations: זה תלמיד : Ze talmid. (This is a student.) זאת תלמידה : Zot talmida. (This is a student.) אלה תלמידים : Ele talmidim. (These are students.) אלה תלמידות : Ele talmidot. (These are students.) זה חבר : Ze chaver. (This is a friend.) זאת חברה : Zot chavera. (This is a friend.) אלה חברים : Ele chaverim. (These are friends.) אלה חברות : Ele chaverot. [These are friends.) זה ספר : Ze sefer. (This is a book.) זאת מחברת : Zot machberet. (This is a notebook.) אלה דפים : Ele dapim. (These are pages.) אלה תמונות : Ele tmunot. (These are pictures.) P.S. : The word for page for singular is \"daf\" not \"dap\"!!!! I hope this will be useful :D
	ladysmyrna	Friday 07th of July 2006 05:53:53 PM
	- And here are some more examples: זה עט : Ze et. (This is a pen.) זה שולחן : Ze shulchan. (This is a table.) אלה מחברות : Ele machbarot. (These are notebooks.) זאת כיתה : Zot kita. (This is a class.) זאת מורה : Zot mora. (This is a teacher.) אלה תיקים : Ele tikim. (These are bags.) זה אוטובוס : Ze otobus. (This is a bus.) זאת דירה : Zot dira. (This is an apartment.) Words that are used with \"ze\" are catagorized as masculine whereas if used with \"zot\" as feminine. With the plural nouns, it\'s enough to look at the suffixes to determine the gender of the noun. If it ends with \"-im\" it\'s masculine, if it ends with \"-ot\" it\'s feminine. However, one should keep in my mind that there are exceptions to this rule and there exist also some other plural endings! Lehitraot!
	ladysmyrna	Tuesday 11th of July 2006 04:27:27 PM
	Adding adjectives! - If you would like to add an adjective to our demonstrative sentences, it\'s enough to determine the gender of the adjective according to the noun and place it after the noun! [b]Ledugma (for example):[/b] Zot dira. (This is an apartment.) Let\'s try to say \"This is a new apartment.\" new: chadash (masculine) chadasha (feminine) chadashim (masculine plural) chadashot (feminine plural) Since \"dira\" is feminine, the adjective we will use should be \"chadasha.\" \"Zot dira chadasha.\" Let\'s use the other forms of \"chadash\" to make it all clear. \"Ze sefer chadash.\" \"Zot mora chadasha.\" \"Ele chaverim chadashim.\" \"Ele tmunot chadashot.\"
	makt2000	Tuesday 11th of July 2006 11:40:58 PM
	- That is a great effort . (y)
	ladysmyrna	Wednesday 12th of July 2006 12:56:28 AM
	- Toda! It\'s good to know that someone is reading this :p
	Eli	Wednesday 12th of July 2006 01:36:00 AM
	- I read this too! !תודה,מורה :)
	ladysmyrna	Wednesday 12th of July 2006 01:59:48 AM
	- Metzuyan!!!! :D Ma ata choshev al hanose hachadash haze?
	makt2000	Wednesday 12th of July 2006 11:28:00 PM
	- ani tsarich lade\'et ma hamela \"hanose\" omeret lefni ani omer ma ani coshef . lol
	Eli	Thursday 13th of July 2006 02:04:42 AM
	- [quote][i]Originally posted by makt2000[/i] ani tsarich lade\'et ma hamela \\\"hanose\\\" omeret lefni ani omer ma ani coshef . lol[/quote] The correct way to say: \"ani tsarich lada\'at ma hamila \\\"hanose\\\" omeret lifnei she ani omer ma ani cosef. or אני צריך לדעת מה המילה \"הנושא\" אומרת לפני שאני אומר מה אני חושב הנושא = the subject to Pita :) !יופי של נושא
	makt2000	Thursday 13th of July 2006 05:27:47 AM
	- Man your language is so tricky . I was searching for hanose as נוזה and נוסה and it just turned out to be נושא . Toda rabah for the correction lekker .
	ladysmyrna	Thursday 13th of July 2006 04:20:40 PM
	- He is THE teacher here :D (DUBBA) :p Makt2000, az achshav ma ata choshev al hanose haze acharei sheata lamadeta ma hamila \"nose\" omeret??? :D
	makt2000	Thursday 13th of July 2006 06:18:52 PM
	- Hanose ! hanose haze metsoyan ve yafe me\'od .
	ladysmyrna	Thursday 13th of July 2006 10:02:50 PM
	- המון תודה :D