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The Definite Article ה

The 'ha-' prefix

ה prefix = 'the'

Attach ה (ha-) to the front of a noun.

💬 Examples
ספר → הספר
sefer → ha-sefer
a book → the book
📝 ה prefixed = 'the'
בית → הבית
bayit → ha-bayit
a house → the house
📝 ha- attaches directly
No indefinite article

There is no word for 'a/an'; a bare noun is indefinite.

💬 Examples
ילד
yeled
a boy
📝 No article = indefinite
אישה
isha
a woman
📝 Bare noun is indefinite
The article doubles onto adjectives

A definite noun's adjective also takes ה.

💬 Examples
הבית הגדול
ha-bayit ha-gadol
the big house
📝 ה on both noun and adjective
הילד הטוב
ha-yeled ha-tov
the good boy
📝 Definiteness agreement