את רוצה חלב?

Do you want milk?

Breakdown of את רוצה חלב?

• לרצות: to want
• את: you
• חלב: milk

Questions & Answers about את רוצה חלב?

What does each word in את רוצה חלב? mean?

Word by word:

• את = you (addressing one female)
• רוצה = want / wants
• חלב = milk

So the structure is basically you want milk?

Why is את used here instead of אתה?

Because את is the pronoun for you when speaking to one woman or girl.

Compare:

• את רוצה חלב? = speaking to one female
• אתה רוצה חלב? = speaking to one male

Hebrew changes words depending on gender much more often than English does.

Why does רוצה look the same for masculine and feminine here?