Question words "Where?"


A. Griber


In this lesson, you will learn the question word אֵיפֹה? (Eyfo) - "where?", Which is used to obtain information on the whereabouts of a person, object or object.


You certainly remember the famous song "Spinning, spinning blue ball":


"Where is the street where this house,

Where is this girl that I love?

Here is the street, so this house,

Here is a young lady that I love. "


Do you want to translate the song into Hebrew? You are welcome:


, אֵיפֹה הַבַּיִת, אֵיפֹה הָרְחוֹב

(Eyfo habAyit, eyfO harehOv,)

"Where is the house where the street"


? אֵיפֹה בַּחוּרָה שֶעָלַיי לֶאֱהוֹב

(EyfO Bakhur SHE-Alai leehov?)

"Where the girl should I love?"


, הִנֵה הַבַּיִת, הִנֵה הָרְחוֹב

(HIne habAyit, hinE harehOv,)

"That house, that street"


.הִנֵה בַּחוּרָה שֶעָלַיי לֶאֱהוֹב

(HinE Bakhur SHE-Alai leehov.)

"This girl I should love."


Meet the new words:


Word שֶעָלַיי (SHE-Alai) consists of the union שֶ (she-) - "that which is" a word עָלַיי (alli) - "I have / should I (do something)", which consists of an excuse עַל (al) and a plurality of objects pronominal suffix י ַ (-ay; vocalization "Patach and the letter" Yod ").


Word לֶאֱהוֹב (leehov) - "love" - a form of the verb infinitive (infinitive).


And now the questions and answers.


? אֵיפֹה אַתָה / אַת

(Eyfo ata / at?)

"Where are you?"


.אֲנִי פֹּה

(ANI on.)

"I am here / there."


? אֵיפֹה אַתֶם / אַתֶן

(Eyfo atemi / Athena?)

"Where are you?"


.אֲנַחנוּ כָּאן

(Anakhnu kan).

"We are here / there."


? אֵיפֹה הוּא

(Eyfo hu?)

"Where is he?"


.הוּא שָם

(Hu sham).

"He is there".


? אֵיפֹה הִיא

(Eyfo hi?)

"Where is she?"


.היא בְּמִשׂרָד

(BE-hi Misrad).

"She's in an institution."


Word מִשׂרָד (Misrad) - "institution (organization); ministry (in Israel); office, office (special room) »- this noun is masculine singular.


? אֵיפֹה הֵם / הֵן

(Eyfo hem / hen?)

"Where are they?"


.הֵם / הֵן בְּתֵיאַטרוֹן

(Hem / hen BE-teatrOn).

"Are they in the theater".


Word תֵיאַטרוֹן (teatrOn) - "theater" - a noun masculine singular.


? אֵיפֹה זֶה

(Eyfo ze?)

"Where is it?"


.זֶה בְּמַעֲלִית

(BE-ze Ma'ale).

"It's in the elevator."


Word מַעֲלִית (Maale) - "elevator lift" - a noun feminine singular.


? אֵיפֹה יֵש כָּאן דוֹאַר

(Eyfo yesh dOar kan?)

"Where there is / there-mail?"


Word דוֹאַר (dOar) - "mail (institution)" - a noun masculine singular.


.הַדוֹאַר מִמוּל

(Ha-dOar mimUl).

"Almost opposite."


Word מִמוּל (mimUl) - "on the contrary" - it is an adverb.


? אֵיפֹה יֵש פֹּה חֲנוּת

(Eyfo yesh by hanUt?)

"Where there is / there shop?"


Word חֲנוּת (hanUt) - "shop (for trade), shop, shop (small store)" - a noun feminine singular.


.הַחֲנוּת מוּל הַתַחֲנָה

(Ha-ha-hanUt mule Taha.)

"The shop front of the stop."


Word תַחֲנָה (Taha) - "station stop" - a noun feminine singular.


? אֵיפֹה כַּרטִיס

(Eyfo Curtis?)

"Where's the ticket?"


Word כַּרטִיס (Curtis) - "ticket; card "- a noun masculine singular.


.הַכַּרטִיס בַּתִיק

(Ha-ba-Curtis tick.)

"A ticket in the bag."


Word תִיק (teak) - "briefcase, bag, folder (business documents); ministerial post "- a noun masculine singular.


? אֵיפֹה הַתִיק

(Eyfo ha-tic?)

"Where is the bag?"


.הַתִיק בְּתוֹך הָאַרגָז

(Ha-ha-Tick betOh Argazi.)

"Bag in Box".


Word אַרגָז (Argazi) - "box (container, box), the chest; body "- a noun masculine singular.


? אֵיפֹה תמוּנָה

(Eyfo tmunA?)

"Where's the picture?"


.הַתמוּנָה עַל הַקִיר עַל-יַד הַשוּלחָן

(Ha-ha-al tmunA kir al-yad ha-Shulchan).

"The picture on the wall near the table."


Word קיר (kir) - "a wall (at home)" - a noun masculine singular.


Word עַל-יַד (al-yad) - "about when, near, near, near (near)" - is a pretext.


? אֵיפֹה מְנוֹרָה

(Eyfo Manor?)

"Where is the lamp?"


Word מְנוֹרָה (Manor) - "Light, Light" - a noun feminine singular.


.הַמְנוֹרָה בַּתִקרָה מֵעַל הַשוּלחָן

(Ha-ba-Manor Tikrit meAl ha-Shulchan).

"Lamp on the ceiling above the table."


Word תִקרָה (Tikrit) - "ceiling" - a noun feminine singular.


Word מֵעַל (meAl) - "above, on top; excess (over); with (from elsewhere) "- is a pretext.


? אֵיפֹה סַפָּה

(Eyfo Sapa?)

"Where's the couch?"


.הַסַפָּה מֵאֲחוֹרֵי הַשוּלחָן

(Ha-ha-Sapa meahorEy Shulchan.)

"Divan behind the desk."


? אֵיפֹה כֶּלֶב

(Eyfo kElev?)

"Where is the dog?"


.הַכֶּלֶב תַחַת הַשוּלחָן

(Ha-ha-kElev Tahat Shulchan.)

"The dog under the table."


? אֵיפֹה חָתוּל

(Eyfo Hatul?)

"Where is a cat?"


.הֶחָתוּל לִפנֵי הַשולחן

(He-Hatul lifnEy ha-Shulchan).

"The cat at the table."


? אֵיפֹה כּתֵפַיִים

(Eyfo ktefAyim?)

"Where's your shoulder?"


Word כּתֵפַיִים (ktefAyim) - is a feminine noun dual number, which formed from the noun is feminine singular כָּתֵף (katEf) - "leverage (Anat.)."


.כּתֵפַיִים מִתַחַת לְרֹאש

(KtefAyim mitAhat le Roche).

"The arms under his head (below the head)."


Complex (double) excuse מִתַחַת לְ (mitAhat le-) translated into Russian language the words "under (below), lower (down from) out of the (bottom)".


Word רֹאש (Rosh) - "head (of the body); head, head, head, leader; start (month, year) "- a noun masculine singular.


So, in this lesson you learned some spatial prepositions, but also learned how to use the question word אֵיפֹה? (Eyfo) for information on the whereabouts of a person, object or object;