"זאת בירה."

Translation: This is a beer.

[iggyl]

So, is בירה feminine, which is why we use זאת and not זה?

[NaftaliFri1]

Precisely

[MaestroTimo1]

So how come when the sentence "An olive is not a strawberry" comes up, זה לא זאת?

[dieprinzessin]

How would you say 'this beer'? With a definite article maybe?
זאת הבירה
or would that make 'This is the beer' ?

[dutchie451165]

this beer - הבירה הזאת

this is the beer - זאת הבירה

[dieprinzessin]

תודה

[ChanaFriend1]

Thamk you for clarifying

[danny912421]

zot bíra.

[Mathilde20466]

So if זה is m.s. and זאת f.s, what would be the plural forms ?

[GrahaminVictoria]

המילה היא "אלה"

[AliGhozali]

Out of the topic. Beer is a countable noun? I forget about it.

[Jib852579]

In English? Yes and no. Beer is like water, it is only countable when it is contained (like a bottle or cup). For example, "Beer fell from the sky" and 'A beer fell from the sky" are both acceptable but mean totally different things. The first you can catch in your mouth, the second would break your teeth if you tried.

[StayGoldenBK]

Would anybody ever realistically (colloquially or otherwise) say "היא בירה"?

I keep going back & forth trying to figure out when it's best to use זה/זאת vs הוא/היא, and I feel like I can't figure out a clear rule.

Thanks in advance!

[Skaseforever]

Definitely a pub slogan.

[Ramy1308]

How is it pronounced : "bira" or vira"