Key Rule: Two nouns are joined: the first noun (nismakh) changes form + the second noun (somekh) stays normal. Only the second noun can take הַ (the): בֵּית הַסֵּפֶר (the school), not הַבֵּית סֵפֶר.
Write the correct Hebrew form for each item.
3.He works at a hospital:
5.בֵּית סֵפֶר literally means:
6.In smikhut, which noun gets הַ (the)?
7.What is the construct form of בַּיִת?
Answers
1. אֲנִי לוֹמֵד בְּבֵית הַסֵּפֶר (a-NI lo-MED be-veit ha-SE-fer)
2. חֲדַר הַשֵּׁנָה שֶׁלִּי קָטָן (kha-DAR ha-she-NA she-LI ka-TAN)
3. הוּא עוֹבֵד בְּבֵית חוֹלִים (hu o-VED be-veit kho-LIM)
4. בּוֹא נֵשֵׁב בְּבֵית קָפֶה (bo ne-SHEV be-veit ka-FE)
5. House of book
6. The second noun
7. בֵּית
8. Bedroom