היא תמיד שותה מים בבוקר.

water

Breakdown of היא תמיד שותה מים בבוקר.

• היא: she
• ב: in
• לשתות: to drink

Questions & Answers about היא תמיד שותה מים בבוקר.

Is היא necessary here, or could Hebrew just say תמיד שותה מים בבוקר?

Often, היא is not strictly necessary in Hebrew, because the verb form and context can already suggest the subject.

So this sentence could also be said as:

תמיד שותה מים בבוקר

That said, using היא is very normal when you want to:

• make the subject explicit,
• avoid ambiguity,
• or give a slightly clearer, fuller sentence.

So היא תמיד שותה מים בבוקר is perfectly natural, and it clearly means she always drinks water in the morning.

What form is שותה?

שותה is the present-tense form of the verb לשתות, meaning to drink.

In Modern Hebrew, the present tense is also used for:

• general habits,
• repeated actions,
• and sometimes actions happening right now.

So שותה can mean:

• drinks
• or is drinking

In this sentence, because of תמיד and בבוקר, the meaning is clearly habitual: she always drinks.

How do I know שותה means she drinks here and not he drinks?