איזה

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)?

   With which of them did you talk to?

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

   ‏עוד לא החלטנו 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.

• 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 f (éyͥzoᷱ) (compare זֶה‎ m (zȩ) and זוֹ‎ f (zoᷱ)) and the plural is אֵילוּ‎ pl (eyͥluᷱ); however, in ordinary speech אֵיזֶה is frequently used regardless of gender and number.

• זֶה‎ (ze, “this”)