מתי היא יכולה לבוא?

she

Breakdown of מתי היא יכולה לבוא?

• מתי: when
• לבוא: to come
• להיות יכול: to be able

Questions & Answers about מתי היא יכולה לבוא?

Why is יכולה feminine?

Because the subject is היא (she), which is feminine singular.

In Hebrew, יכול / יכולה changes form to match the subject:

• הוא יכול = he can
• היא יכולה = she can
• הם יכולים = they can
• הן יכולות = they can

So in מתי היא יכולה לבוא?, the feminine form יכולה is required.

What exactly is לבוא?

לבוא is the infinitive to come.

A very common Hebrew pattern is:

יכול / יכולה + infinitive

So:

• יכולה לבוא = can come / is able to come

The ל־ at the beginning of לבוא is the usual infinitive marker, similar to English to in to come.

Why is the question word מתי at the beginning?

In Hebrew, question words usually come near the beginning of the sentence, just like in English.

So:

• מתי היא יכולה לבוא? = When can she come?

This is the normal and natural word order. Putting מתי later would sound unnatural in standard Hebrew.