No. 94 in Hebrew
שהיא
"That she is" or "that it is" (feminine).
In a sentence
אני יודע שהיא גרה בעיר.
I know that she lives in the city.
In this sentence, 'שהיא' introduces a subordinate clause, serving as a combination of 'ש' (that) and 'היא' (she), connecting the main clause to a statement about the subject.
המכונית שהיא נוסעת בה היא חדשה.
The car that she drives is new.
'שהיא' functions as a relative pronoun equivalent to 'which' or 'that', referring to a feminine singular noun 'מכונית' (car) and introducing more information about it.
היא שמחה שהיא הצליחה לעבור את המבחן.
She is glad that she managed to pass the exam.
Here, 'שהיא' introduces an explanatory subordinate clause, connecting it to the expression of feeling in the main clause.
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