מתי אתה רוצה לבוא?

to want

Breakdown of מתי אתה רוצה לבוא?

• אתה: you
• מתי: when
• לבוא: to come

Questions & Answers about מתי אתה רוצה לבוא?

How is this sentence pronounced?

A common pronunciation is matai ata rotze lavo?

More closely:

• מתי = ma-TAI
• אתה = a-TA
• רוצה = ro-TZE
• לבוא = la-VO

So the stress usually falls like this: maTAI aTA roTZE laVO?

What does each word do in the sentence?

Here is the breakdown:

• מתי — when
• אתה — you (masculine singular)
• רוצה — want / wants in the masculine singular present form
• לבוא — to come

So structurally, Hebrew is doing something very close to:

When + you + want + to come?

Why is אתה included? Doesn’t רוצה already show who the subject is?