Questions & Answers about הוא רוצה לקנות תפוח.
How do you pronounce הוא רוצה לקנות תפוח?
A common pronunciation is:
hu rotse liknot tapuach
A rough English-friendly guide:
- הוא = hoo
- רוצה = roh-TSEH
- לקנות = leek-NOTE
- תפוח = ta-POO-akh (the last sound is the throaty ח, not a regular English h)
Because the sentence is written without vowel marks, learners usually memorize the pronunciation from exposure.
What does each word do in the sentence?
Word by word:
- הוא = he
- רוצה = wants
- לקנות = to buy
- תפוח = apple
So the structure is very close to English:
he + wants + to buy + apple
Why is רוצה used here, and what exactly is its form?
רוצה is the present-tense masculine singular form of the verb לרצות, meaning to want.
Since the subject is הוא (he), the masculine singular form is used.
Compare:
- הוא רוצה = he wants
- היא רוצה = she wants
- הם רוצים = they want (masculine/mixed)
- הן רוצות = they want (feminine)
So רוצה matches the gender and number of the subject.