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אני מסיים את העבודה ב-2, ואחרי זה אני הולך הביתה.

אני מסיים את העבודה ב-2, ואחרי זה אני הולך הביתה.
I finish work at 2, and after that I go home.

Breakdown of אני מסיים את העבודה ב-2, ואחרי זה אני הולך הביתה.

אני
I
ו
and
ללכת
to go
את
direct object marker
אחרי
after
זה
that
ב
at
עבודה
work
הביתה
home
לסיים
to finish
2
two
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Questions & Answers about אני מסיים את העבודה ב-2, ואחרי זה אני הולך הביתה.

Why is מסיים used here instead of a future-tense form?

Hebrew often uses the present tense for:

  • regular routines
  • schedules
  • near-future events

So אני מסיים את העבודה ב-2 can mean something like I finish work at 2 as part of a routine or planned schedule.

If you wanted a more explicitly future form, you could say אני אסיים את העבודה ב-2, but the present is very natural in everyday Hebrew for this kind of sentence.

Why does the sentence use אני twice?

Because in the present tense, Hebrew verbs do not show person clearly.

For example:

  • הולך can mean goes / going for a masculine subject
  • by itself, it does not tell you whether the subject is I, you, or he

So אני is usually needed:

  • אני מסיים
  • אני הולך

Repeating אני after ואחרי זה makes the second clause clear and natural. English learners sometimes want to drop it, but in Hebrew it is often better to keep it in the present tense.

What does את mean in את העבודה?

את is the direct object marker. It appears before a definite direct object.

Here:

  • העבודה = the work / the job
  • so Hebrew uses את: מסיים את העבודה

Important points:

  • את is not translated into English
  • it is used only before definite nouns

Compare:

  • אני מסיים את העבודה = I finish the work
  • אני מסיים עבודה = I finish work / I am finishing some work
Why is it העבודה and not just עבודה?

העבודה means the work. Hebrew often uses the definite article where English may sound more general.

In this sentence, העבודה usually means:

  • the speaker’s work
  • their shift
  • the specific work they are doing

So את העבודה feels natural because it refers to a known, specific thing in context.

What does ב-2 mean, and how is it pronounced?

ב- means at / in / on, depending on context. With clock time, it usually means at.

So:

  • ב-2 = at 2

If read naturally in Hebrew, it would be pronounced as be-shtayim if you say the number in Hebrew words.

The hyphen is just a writing convention before numerals or non-letter characters. It does not change the meaning.

What is the role of ואחרי זה in the sentence?

ואחרי זה means and after that or and then.

It connects the two actions:

  1. finishing work
  2. going home

A few natural alternatives are:

  • ואחר כך = and afterward / and then
  • ואז = and then

So this part is mainly a connector showing sequence.

Why is it הולך הביתה and not הולך לבית?

הביתה is a very common Hebrew form meaning homeward / to home, and in practice it simply means home after verbs of motion.

So:

  • אני הולך הביתה = I’m going home

This special ending -ה is sometimes called the directional heh. It can show movement toward a place.

Compare:

  • הביתה = home, toward home
  • לבית = to a house
  • לבית שלי = to my house

For go home, הביתה is the normal idiomatic choice.

Does הולך literally mean walk, or can it also mean go?

It can mean both, depending on context.

In many everyday sentences, ללכת means simply to go, not necessarily to walk.

So here:

  • אני הולך הביתה usually means I go home / I’m going home
  • it does not have to mean that the speaker is walking home on foot

If you wanted to emphasize traveling by vehicle, you might use another verb, but הולך is very common as a general go verb.

Does this sentence sound masculine or feminine?

It is masculine singular because of:

  • מסיים
  • הולך

A female speaker would say:

  • אני מסיימת את העבודה ב-2, ואחרי זה אני הולכת הביתה.

So in the present tense, Hebrew changes the verb form to match the speaker’s gender.

Can I translate this word-for-word into English?

Not perfectly. The sentence is natural Hebrew, but some parts work differently from English:

  • את has no direct English equivalent
  • הולך can mean go
  • הביתה is a special form meaning homeward / home
  • the present tense can express scheduled or habitual future-like meaning

So it is better to understand the structure as Hebrew grammar, not as a strict word-for-word match.