Questions & Answers about היא לא רוצה לבוא לבד.
How is this sentence pronounced?
A common pronunciation is:
Hi lo rotza lavo levad.
Word by word:
- היא = hi
- לא = lo
- רוצה = rotza here
- לבוא = lavo
- לבד = levad
The main stress is usually on the last syllable of rotza, lavo, and levad.
Why is רוצה pronounced rotza here and not rotze?
Because the subject is היא, which is she.
In unpointed Hebrew, רוצה can represent:
- רוֹצֶה = rotze = masculine singular
- רוֹצָה = rotza = feminine singular
Since the sentence starts with היא, you know the correct reading is rotza.
Is רוצה really a verb here?