Questions & Answers about אני כותב אימייל במחשב, והיא כותבת אימייל בטלפון.
Because Hebrew present-tense verbs agree with gender and number.
- כותב = masculine singular
- כותבת = feminine singular
So:
- אני כותב = I write / am writing if the speaker is male
- אני כותבת = I write / am writing if the speaker is female
- היא כותבת = she writes / is writing
Since היא means she, the verb has to be the feminine form: כותבת.
In Hebrew, the verb form often tells you that.
In this sentence:
- אני כותב tells you the speaker is male
- אני כותבת would tell you the speaker is female
So unlike English, Hebrew often shows gender in the verb or adjective, especially in the present tense.