אנחנו ממיינות עודפי בגדים לערימה.

We sort surplus clothing into a pile.

Breakdown of אנחנו ממיינות עודפי בגדים לערימה.

• אנחנו: we
• ערימה: pile
• עודפי בגדים: surplus clothing
• למיין: to sort

Questions & Answers about אנחנו ממיינות עודפי בגדים לערימה.

Why is ממיינות in the feminine plural form?

Because Hebrew present-tense verb forms agree with the subject in gender and number.

• אנחנו means we, but by itself it does not show gender.
• ממיינות shows that the speakers are female plural.

So this sentence is being said by a group of women or girls.

If the group were male or mixed-gender, you would usually say:

• אנחנו ממיינים עודפי בגדים לערימה.

What tense is ממיינות, and does it mean sort or are sorting?

ממיינות is the present-tense form of למיין.

In Hebrew, the present tense can cover both:

• we sort
• we are sorting

So אנחנו ממיינות can mean either one, depending on context.

Also, Hebrew does not use a separate word for are in the present tense, so there is no extra word corresponding to English are here.

Why do we need אנחנו? Doesn’t ממיינות already show who is doing the action?