In Hebrew, articles are often omitted in common speech and writing. This happens in a variety of contexts and can significantly change the meaning of a sentence. Most notably, articles are most often omitted before plural nouns, especially when the sense of the noun is general. Learning to recognize and understand these omissions is a crucial part of mastering Hebrew grammar.
Exercise 1: Fill in the missing articles
1. “ืื ื ืจืืฆื *ืืงื ืืช* ืืืืืืืื” (to buy)
2. “ืื ืจืืฆืื *ืืืืืจ* ืืงืื ืืื”ื ืืืืคืฉื” (to choose)
3. “ืื ื ืื ืืฆืืื *ืืืฆืื* ืืงืจืจ ืฉืื ื ืืืื” (to find)
4. “ืื ืื ื ืฆืจืืืื *ืืืืืจ* ืืืืช” (to return)
5. “ืืื ืืืจื ืฉืืื *ืืืืืช* ืกืจืืื” (loves)
6. “ืชื *ืื* ืืช ืืืจืืืก” (me)
7. “ืืชื ืืืจืช *ืื* ืืืืช ืืืฉืื” (her)
8. “ืืื ืืชื *ืืืื* ืืช ืืชืจืืื?” (understand)
9. “ืื ื *ืืืื* ืืฉืืง ืืืืฉื” (love)
10. “ืื ืื ื *ืืืืืื* ืืืืื ืขืืืจืืช” (love)
11. “ืื ื *ืืืื* ืืืืื ืืขืืจ” (love)
12. “ื ืชืชื *ืื* ืืคืชืืืช” (you)
13. “ืืื *ืืืื* ืืืืื ืืืกืขืื” (loves)
14. “ืืื *ืืืืืช* ืืฆืคืืช ืืกืจืืื” (loves)
15. “ืื ื *ืืืื* ืืฉืื ืืืกืืงื” (love)
2. “ืื ืจืืฆืื *ืืืืืจ* ืืงืื ืืื”ื ืืืืคืฉื” (to choose)
3. “ืื ื ืื ืืฆืืื *ืืืฆืื* ืืงืจืจ ืฉืื ื ืืืื” (to find)
4. “ืื ืื ื ืฆืจืืืื *ืืืืืจ* ืืืืช” (to return)
5. “ืืื ืืืจื ืฉืืื *ืืืืืช* ืกืจืืื” (loves)
6. “ืชื *ืื* ืืช ืืืจืืืก” (me)
7. “ืืชื ืืืจืช *ืื* ืืืืช ืืืฉืื” (her)
8. “ืืื ืืชื *ืืืื* ืืช ืืชืจืืื?” (understand)
9. “ืื ื *ืืืื* ืืฉืืง ืืืืฉื” (love)
10. “ืื ืื ื *ืืืืืื* ืืืืื ืขืืืจืืช” (love)
11. “ืื ื *ืืืื* ืืืืื ืืขืืจ” (love)
12. “ื ืชืชื *ืื* ืืคืชืืืช” (you)
13. “ืืื *ืืืื* ืืืืื ืืืกืขืื” (loves)
14. “ืืื *ืืืืืช* ืืฆืคืืช ืืกืจืืื” (loves)
15. “ืื ื *ืืืื* ืืฉืื ืืืกืืงื” (love)
Exercise 2: Fill in the missing articles
1. “ืื ื ืจืืฆื *ืืงื ืืช* ืกืคืจ ืืืฉ” (to buy)
2. “ืืื ืืืคืฉืช *ืืงื ืืช* ืฉืืื” (to buy)
3. “ืืชื *ืืืื* ืืืชืื ืกืืคืืจืื?” (love)
4. “ืื ืื ื *ืื ืกืื* ืืืืื ืืช ืืฉืืขืืจ” (trying)
5. “ืืื *ืฆืจืื* ืืืืื ืืืชืจ” (needs)
6. “ืื ื *ืืืื* ืืืฉื ืืืืช” (love)
7. “ืื *ืืืืืื* ืืฉืืง ืืืืจืื” (love)
8. “ืืื *ืืืื ื* ืฉืฆืจืื ืืืืื” (understands)
9. “ืืช ืฆืจืืื *ืืงื ืืช* ืืช ืืืืืจืช” (to buy)
10. “ืื ื *ืืืื* ืืงืจืื ืกืคืจืื” (love)
11. “ืื ื *ืืืื* ืืฉืืืข ืืืกืืงื” (love)
12. “ืื *ืืืืืื* ืืฉืืง ืืืืฃ ืืื” (love)
13. “ืืชื ืืืื *ืืฉืืื* ืื ืืช ืืืกืื?” (to send)
14. “ืื ื ืจืืฆื *ืืงื ืืช* ืืืจื” (to buy)
15. “ืืื ืืืื *ืืืชืืจืื* ืืืืื” (to prepare)
2. “ืืื ืืืคืฉืช *ืืงื ืืช* ืฉืืื” (to buy)
3. “ืืชื *ืืืื* ืืืชืื ืกืืคืืจืื?” (love)
4. “ืื ืื ื *ืื ืกืื* ืืืืื ืืช ืืฉืืขืืจ” (trying)
5. “ืืื *ืฆืจืื* ืืืืื ืืืชืจ” (needs)
6. “ืื ื *ืืืื* ืืืฉื ืืืืช” (love)
7. “ืื *ืืืืืื* ืืฉืืง ืืืืจืื” (love)
8. “ืืื *ืืืื ื* ืฉืฆืจืื ืืืืื” (understands)
9. “ืืช ืฆืจืืื *ืืงื ืืช* ืืช ืืืืืจืช” (to buy)
10. “ืื ื *ืืืื* ืืงืจืื ืกืคืจืื” (love)
11. “ืื ื *ืืืื* ืืฉืืืข ืืืกืืงื” (love)
12. “ืื *ืืืืืื* ืืฉืืง ืืืืฃ ืืื” (love)
13. “ืืชื ืืืื *ืืฉืืื* ืื ืืช ืืืกืื?” (to send)
14. “ืื ื ืจืืฆื *ืืงื ืืช* ืืืจื” (to buy)
15. “ืืื ืืืื *ืืืชืืจืื* ืืืืื” (to prepare)