Pronouns · 26/60
Demonstratives
This, these, that, those
As a pronoun the demonstrative comes before the noun with no article: זֶה סֵפֶר — this is a book. As an adjective it follows the noun, and both take the article: הַסֵּפֶר הַזֶּה — this book.
| Meaning | Pronoun | After the noun | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| this (m) | זֶהze | הַזֶּהhaze | זֶה סֵפֶר. הַסֵּפֶר הַזֶּה טוֹב.ze sefer. hasefer haze tov.This is a book. This book is good. |
| this (f) | זֹאת / זוֹzot / zo | הַזֹּאת / הַזּוֹhazot / hazo | זֹאת מְכוֹנִית. הַמְּכוֹנִית הַזֹּאת חֲדָשָׁה.zot mechonit. hamechonit hazot chadasha.This is a car. This car is new. |
| these | אֵלֶּה / אֵלּוּele / elu | הָאֵלֶּה / הָאֵלּוּha'ele / ha'elu | אֵלֶּה יְלָדִים. הַיְּלָדִים הָאֵלֶּה שֶׁלִּי.ele yeladim. hayeladim ha'ele sheli.These are children. These children are mine. |
| that (m) | הַהוּאhahu | הַהוּאhahu | הַבַּיִת הַהוּא יָשָׁן.habayit hahu yashan.That house is old. |
| that (f) | הַהִיאhahi | הַהִיאhahi | הָאִשָּׁה הַהִיא מוֹרָה.ha'isha hahi mora.That woman is a teacher. |
| those (m) | הָהֵםhahem | הָהֵםhahem | הַיָּמִים הָהֵםhayamim hahemthose days |
| those (f) | הָהֵןhahen | הָהֵןhahen | הַשָּׁנִים הָהֵןhashanim hahenthose years |
“This/it” with no gender (a situation, an unknown thing) is always זֶה: מָה זֶה? — what is this? זֶה לֹא חָשׁוּב — it doesn't matter.
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