"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

[Mathilde20466]

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

[Graham683698]

המילה היא "אלה"

[AliGhozali]

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

[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!

[Nomno1]

This is beer.....זו בירה

[Nomno1]

That is beer .... זאת בירה

[Rikle3]

Why does A make a diff