אני לוחצת על הדוושה ומתחילה לדווש.

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Breakdown of אני לוחצת על הדוושה ומתחילה לדווש.

• על: on
• להתחיל: to start
• ללחוץ: to press

Questions & Answers about אני לוחצת על הדוושה ומתחילה לדווש.

Why do לוחצת and מתחילה end in ־ת?

Because the speaker is feminine singular.

In Hebrew present tense, adjectives and present-tense verb forms agree with gender and number. So:

• masculine singular: לוחץ, מתחיל
• feminine singular: לוחצת, מתחילה
• masculine plural: לוחצים, מתחילים
• feminine plural: לוחצות, מתחילות

So this sentence is being said by a woman or girl. A male speaker would say:

אני לוחץ על הדוושה ומתחיל לדווש.

Is this sentence in the present tense?

Yes. לוחצת and מתחילה are both present-tense forms.

In Hebrew, the present tense often covers both:

• what someone is doing right now
• what someone generally / habitually does

So depending on context, this could mean something like:

• I’m pressing the pedal and starting to pedal or
• I press the pedal and start pedaling

Hebrew present tense is often more flexible than English.

Why is there על after לוחצת?