Hebrew

Determiner

אֵיזֶה • ‎(éize) m ‎(feminine counterpart אֵיזוֹ)

1. What, which; used in forming questions.

   באיזה בית ספר לימדת?‎

   b'éize beit séfer limád't(a)?

   What school did you teach at?

   עם איזה מהם דיברת?‎

   'im éize meihém dibárt(a)?

   Which of them did you talk to?

2. What, which; used in forming interrogative content clauses.

   עוד לא החליטנו איזה סרט נראה הערב.‎

   'od lo hekhlátnu éize séret nir'á ha'érev.

   We haven't decided what movie we're going to see tonight.

   אני לא יודע איזה הוא מעדיף – תה, או קפה.‎

   aní lo yodéa` éize hu ma`adíf – té, o kafé.

   I don't know which he prefers – tea, or coffee.

3. What; used in forming exclamations.

   איזה יופי!‎

   éize yófi!

   (literally) What beauty! (figuratively) How wonderful!

   איזה יום רע.‎

   éize yom ra'.

   What a bad day.

Usage notes

• When it introduces a question or interrogative content clause, אֵיזֶה – like its English counterparts – may introduce a noun, or may stand alone. When it introduces an exclamation, it – again like its English counterpart – must introduce a noun, since it and its noun together form the entirety of the clause.
• Properly, the feminine singular is אֵיזוֹ ‎(éizo) (compare זֶה ‎(ze) and זוֹ ‎(zo)); however, in ordinary speech אֵיזֶה is frequently used regardless of gender and number.

See also

• זֶה ‎(ze, “this”)