אני רוצה עוד קפה אחרי העבודה.

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Breakdown of אני רוצה עוד קפה אחרי העבודה.

• קפה: coffee
• לרצות: to want
• אחרי: after

Questions & Answers about אני רוצה עוד קפה אחרי העבודה.

Why is רוצה the same in writing for a man and a woman?

Because Hebrew is often written without vowel marks. In unpointed Hebrew, רוצה can be read as:

• rotze = masculine singular
• rotza = feminine singular

So:

• אני רוצה said by a man is pronounced ani rotze
• אני רוצה said by a woman is pronounced ani rotza

The spelling stays the same, but the pronunciation changes.

Do I need to say אני, or can I just say רוצה עוד קפה אחרי העבודה?

Usually, אני is helpful here.

In the Hebrew present tense, the verb form does not clearly show person the way English does. רוצה can mean:

• I want
• you want (masculine singular)
• he wants

and in the feminine pronunciation it can also match other subjects in context.

So אני makes it clear that the subject is I. Without it, the sentence may sound incomplete unless the context already makes the subject obvious.

How do I pronounce the whole sentence?