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Moshe92

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Hebrew Question
« on: August 11, 2009, 03:35:57 PM »
What's the difference between זו and זאת? Can they be used interchangeably?

Offline The One and Only Mo

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Re: Hebrew Question
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2009, 03:36:57 PM »
Maybe add "zeh" to that???

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Re: Hebrew Question
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2009, 04:25:18 PM »
Maybe add "zeh" to that???

זה is a masculine word. זו and זאת are both feminine, and I'm not sure what the difference is between them.

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Re: Hebrew Question
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2009, 06:22:28 PM »
I think זו is just a shortened form of זאת, kind of like זוהי is a shortened form of זאת היא.
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Re: Hebrew Question
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2009, 05:41:42 PM »
http://www.safa-ivrit.org/style/layers.php

Pretty much the same thing, except that זאת is from Biblical Hebrew, while זו is from the Hebrew of Chazal.

There is a slight difference in some situations, but I do not think I could really explain it.

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Re: Hebrew Question
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2009, 05:55:17 PM »
http://www.safa-ivrit.org/style/layers.php

Pretty much the same thing, except that זאת is from Biblical Hebrew, while זו is from the Hebrew of Chazal.

There is a slight difference in some situations, but I do not think I could really explain it.

Thanks for the link.