Questions & Answers about אנחנו רוצים סביבה נקייה.
Because the subject is אנחנו (we), and we is plural.
So Hebrew uses the plural present-tense form of לרצות (to want): רוצים.
Very roughly:
- רוצה = wants / am-wanting / is wanting, singular
- רוצים = want, plural masculine or mixed
- רוצות = want, plural feminine
So אנחנו רוצים = we want.
Hebrew present-tense verbs agree with the subject in gender and number.
- רוצים is masculine plural
- רוצות is feminine plural
With אנחנו (we), Hebrew often uses the masculine plural as the default for:
- a mixed group
- a group of unknown gender
- general statements
If the speakers are all female, you could say:
אנחנו רוצות סביבה נקייה.
Because את is only used before a definite direct object.
Here, סביבה נקייה means a clean environment / clean environment, which is indefinite, so there is no את.
Compare:
- אנחנו רוצים סביבה נקייה = We want a clean environment.
- אנחנו רוצים את הסביבה הנקייה = We want the clean environment.
So the absence of את is normal here.