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Hi Shelley Lynn,

Its great to hear that! :smile:

Sincerely,

Yaara

Team HebrewPod101.com

Thank you, Yaara. It's beginning to make more sense.

Hi Shelley Lynn,

Yes, now I understand the confusion. You're right, there are cases in which the usage is different. The only explanation I can think of (other than "that's just the way it is") is that the pronouns are used in the pattern "X=Y", like in "Nathan is a boy of twelve years" (נתן הוא ילד בן 12), that answers the question "what is X"; Unlike sentences that say something about a certain feature of X, like "Nathan is 12 years old" (נתן בן 12), in which the pronoun is not necessary.

I know this explanation is a bit vague, I hope it was helpful none the less :sweat_smile:

Sincerely,

Yaara

Team HebrewPod101.com

yes, the examples that you gave are like English in their use of the pronouns, and that use is natural for me. However, I see the Hebrew usage as different. The pronouns in Hebrew usage seem to be redundant, i.e. Nathan he is a boy of twelve years and other examples that I cannot now express. Can you think of any sentences like these?

Hi Shelley Lynn,

The word ”hen” in a sentence like this is simply unnecessary. Pronouns (like "hu", "hem", "hen" etc.) are not perfectly equivalent to "is", "are" etc. If you've already mentioned the person/object itself, the pronoun is not necessary. Here are some examples:

השולחן שבור (The table is broken)

התלמידים חכמים מאוד (The students are very smart)

Pronouns will be necessary in sentences like these:

מה קרה לשולחן? *הוא* נשבר (What happened to the table? *It* broke)

התלמידים חכמים. *הם* יצליחו במבחן (The students are smart. *They* will succeed on the test)

I hope this answer is clear. Please let me know if you have any more questions!

Sincerely,

Yaara

Team HebrewPod101.com

Do I not need " chen", they, because the sentence is short and therefore understandable or does it have to do something with the word "cal", all.? Thank you, Yaara.

Hi Shelley Lynn,

Almost forgot!

"What’s this? This is the dirty shirt. All the shirts are dirty! Put them in the washing machine, please."

.מה זה? זאת החולצה המלוכלכת. כל החולצות מלוכלכות! שים אותן במכונת הכביסה, בבקשה

Using הן is not a mistake, but it isn't necessary here. Good job!

Sincerely,

Yaara

Team HebrewPod101.com

Hi Shelley Lynn,

Thank you for posting.

You are right, using "ze" is not a mistake, it just creates a more full sentence.

The "non" in the notes should be "none", since it appears in the "gender" column. Thank you for bringing this to our attention!

Sincerely,

Yaara

Team HebrewPod101.com

This is a watch in the notes and lesson materials is spoken without the zeh in the lesson and line by line audio, But It's nevertheless correct to use zeh. It just makes a sentence.

In the notes, there is a typo on the chart non should be noun and in a lesson or two ago in the notes female is missing the "e".

What's this? This is the dirty shirt. All the shirts are dirty! Put them in the washing machine, please.מה זה ? זות החולצה המלוכלכת כל החולצות חן מלוכלכות ! שים אוהן במכונת הכביסה בבקשה