Key Rule: The default word order is the same as English: Subject + Verb + Object.
דָּוִד אוֹכֵל תַּפּוּחַ = David eats an apple (S + V + O).
| # | Pattern | Hebrew | Transliteration | English |
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| 1 | SVO | דָּנִי כּוֹתֵב מִכְתָּב | DA-ni ko-TEV mikh-TAV | Dani writes a letter |
| 2 | SVO | הַיֶּלֶד שׁוֹתֶה מַיִם | ha-YE-led sho-TE MA-yim | The boy drinks water |
| 3 | Verbless | אֲנִי תַּלְמִיד | a-NI tal-MID | I am a student |
| 4 | Verbless | הַבַּיִת גָּדוֹל | ha-BA-yit ga-DOL | The house is big |
| 5 | VSO (formal) | אָמַר הַמּוֹרֶה | a-MAR ha-mo-RE | The teacher said (literary) |
Circle the correct answer for each question.
1.What is the basic Hebrew word order?
VSO | SOV | SVO | OVS
2.How do you say 'I am a student' in Hebrew?
אֲנִי הוּא תַּלְמִיד | אֲנִי יֵשׁ תַּלְמִיד | אֲנִי תַּלְמִיד | תַּלְמִיד אֲנִי
3.Verbless sentences are used in:
Past tense | Future tense | Present tense | All tenses
4.דָּנִי אוֹכֵל תַּפּוּחַ - what is the verb?
דָּנִי | אוֹכֵל | תַּפּוּחַ | There is no verb
Answers
1. SVO
2. אֲנִי תַּלְמִיד
3. Present tense
4. אוֹכֵל