"She is reading a nice book."

Translation: היא קוראת ספר יפה.

[Lucas366256]

Can anyone explain to me why היא קוראת יפה ספר isn't correct? Thanks!

[Shalshelet]

In Hebrew, adjectives usually follow the noun they modify.

[devoelana]

In Hebrew, you always put the adjective after the noun. So you would write: She reads book nice.

[Pumbush]

היא קוראת יפה = She reads well

Yafe in the original sentence refers only to the book, not to the she.

[benton.1]

Could "She reads well" be "היא קוראת טוב"?

[zion11dotcom]

hee korét séfer yafeh

[zion11dotcom]

audio: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/16681317

[Gloria191741]

I wrote היא קוראת ספר טוב. Why nice has to be translated as יפה?

[metasj]

Also perhaps ספר נעים?

[gTlN7]

Isn't the verb קוראת the plural form while the subject היא is in the singular?

[devoelana]

No - קוראת (kore'et) is the singular female form. if you add a "ו" it becomes plural: קוראות (kor'ot).

[bracha80243]

Isnt the root word קורא/קרא to speak?

[devoelana]

It means "to call" or "to read".

[HannahBaker42021]

IKR

[maviszook]

Do we need the "she"? It's not understood from "she is reading"?

[benton.1]

Yes, you need the pronoun "she". Hebrew, like English, always uses pronouns. The verb "קוראת" is also used with the pronoun "I" feminine and "you" feminine singular.

[martine334616]

I tried out the night mode ...how do i restore to the original screen?