Smichut: two words hold on to one notion
The English "workplace" here stands in the reverse order: makom avoda — literally "the place of work". The first word belongs to the second: beit olam — "the house of eternity", sachar minimum — "the pay of minimum". You have already owned this construction: beit sefer — a school — "the house of the book". For example: “מקום העבודה שלי ליד הים.” — My workplace is by the sea. A rule from the Hebrew course: worked out…
How it works
The English "workplace" here stands in the reverse order: makom avoda — literally "the place of work". The first word belongs to the second: beit olam — "the house of eternity", sachar minimum — "the pay of minimum". You have already owned this construction: beit sefer — a school — "the house of the book".
The article always moves onto the second word: beit hasefer — that very school. Kav hasiyum is the finish line, chukei hamischak the rules of the game. One ha- serves the whole pair.
The first word of a smichut often changes its ending: a final -a becomes -at. Bricha and schiya give brichat schiya; shmura and teva give shmurat teva. The first word bends to hold on to the next one.
Smichut does not like more than two words: beyond that shel is taken — hadelet shel hameltacha — the door of the changing room. That way the phrase breathes.
Table
| translation | Hebrew | literally | with the article |
|---|---|---|---|
| a school | בית ספר | the house of the book | בית הספר |
| a workplace | מקום עבודה | the place of work | מקום העבודה |
| a swimming pool | בריכת שחייה | the pool of swimming | בריכת השחייה |
| the rules of the game | חוקי משחק | the laws of the game | חוקי המשחק |
| the delivery cost | דמי משלוח | the money of delivery | דמי המשלוח |
| the capital | עיר בירה | the city of the capital | עיר הבירה |
| minimum wage | שכר מינימום | the pay of minimum | שכר המינימום |
| the finish | קו סיום | the line of the end | קו הסיום |
By example
- מקום העבודה שלי ליד הים.маком ха-авода шели ляд ха-ям.My workplace is by the sea.
- בריכת השחייה החדשה גדולה.брихат ха-сихья ха-хадаша гдола.The new pool is big.
- תשלום המשכורת בחמישה עשר לחודש.ташлум ха-мишхорэт бе-хамиша асар ле-ходеш.The salary is paid on the fifteenth.
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Construct state smichut in Hebrew?
The English "workplace" here stands in the reverse order: makom avoda — literally "the place of work". The first word belongs to the second: beit olam — "the house of eternity", sachar minimum — "the pay of minimum". You have already owned this construction: beit sefer — a school — "the house of…
How to say workplace in Hebrew?
The English "workplace" here stands in the reverse order: makom avoda — literally "the place of work". The first word belongs to the second: beit olam — "the house of eternity", sachar minimum — "the pay of minimum". You have already owned this construction: beit sefer — a school — "the house of…
The article in smichut in Hebrew?
The English "workplace" here stands in the reverse order: makom avoda — literally "the place of work". The first word belongs to the second: beit olam — "the house of eternity", sachar minimum — "the pay of minimum". You have already owned this construction: beit sefer — a school — "the house of…
How to join two nouns in Hebrew?
The English "workplace" here stands in the reverse order: makom avoda — literally "the place of work". The first word belongs to the second: beit olam — "the house of eternity", sachar minimum — "the pay of minimum". You have already owned this construction: beit sefer — a school — "the house of…
What does it look like in a Hebrew example sentence?
“מקום העבודה שלי ליד הים.” (маком ха-авода шели ляд ха-ям.) — My workplace is by the sea. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.