השבוע אני עובד הרבה במשרד.

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Breakdown of השבוע אני עובד הרבה במשרד.

• ב: in
• לעבוד: to work
• משרד: office

Questions & Answers about השבוע אני עובד הרבה במשרד.

Why does השבוע mean this week?

In Hebrew, time words with ה־ often refer to the current time period:

• היום = today
• השבוע = this week
• השנה = this year

So although השבוע is literally something like the week, in normal usage it often means this week. If you want to be extra explicit, you can also say השבוע הזה, but השבוע by itself is very common.

Why is there no word for am in אני עובד?

Hebrew normally does not use a separate present-tense verb to be.

So instead of saying something structurally like I am working, Hebrew just says:

• אני עובד = I work / I am working

This is one of the biggest differences from English. In the present tense, Hebrew usually leaves out am / is / are.

If עובד means work / working, why is אני still needed?

Because in the present tense, Hebrew verb forms do not clearly show person the way English does.

עובד tells you mainly:

• masculine
• singular

But by itself, עובד could mean something like:

• I work (male speaker)
• you work (masculine singular)
• he works

So אני is important here because it makes the subject clearly I.