היא כבר יודעת אם הרכבת תבוא בזמן.

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Breakdown of היא כבר יודעת אם הרכבת תבוא בזמן.

• לדעת: to know
• לבוא: to come
• כבר: already

Questions & Answers about היא כבר יודעת אם הרכבת תבוא בזמן.

Why is the verb יודעת and not יודע?

Because the subject is היא, meaning she. In Hebrew, verbs change to match the gender and number of the subject.

• היא יודעת = she knows
• הוא יודע = he knows

So יודעת is the correct present-tense form for a feminine singular subject.

What does כבר mean here?

כבר means already.

So היא כבר יודעת means she already knows or she knows already.

In this sentence, כבר comes before the verb, which is a very common position:

• היא כבר יודעת

You may also hear slightly different word orders in speech, but this is the most straightforward and natural one.

Why is תבוא feminine?

Because הרכבת is a feminine noun in Hebrew.

Hebrew verbs in the future tense agree with the subject, so:

• הרכבת תבוא = the train will come / arrive

Even though train is not feminine in English, Hebrew nouns have grammatical gender, and רכבת happens to be feminine.

That is why the verb is תבוא and not a masculine form.