אנחנו מתמקחים לפני רכיבת המבחן.

we

Breakdown of אנחנו מתמקחים לפני רכיבת המבחן.

• לפני: before
• להתמקח: to bargain
• רכיבת מבחן: test ride

Questions & Answers about אנחנו מתמקחים לפני רכיבת המבחן.

What does each word in אנחנו מתמקחים לפני רכיבת המבחן mean?

Word by word:

• אנחנו = we
• מתמקחים = bargain / haggle / are bargaining
• לפני = before
• רכיבת = riding of ... / ride of ...
  This is the construct form of רכיבה.
• המבחן = the test

So the structure is literally something like:

• We are bargaining before the ride of the test

But in natural English that becomes:

• We are bargaining before the test ride.

Why does מתמקחים mean are bargaining and not just bargain?

In Hebrew, the present tense often covers both:

• the simple present: we bargain
• the present continuous: we are bargaining

So אנחנו מתמקחים can mean either, depending on context.

This is very normal in Hebrew. Unlike English, Hebrew usually does not need a separate form like are bargaining.

Why does the verb look like מתמקחים? What pattern is that?