אנחנו מחכים מול הבנק, אבל היא עוד לא כאן.

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Breakdown of אנחנו מחכים מול הבנק, אבל היא עוד לא כאן.

• כאן: here
• אבל: but
• לא: not

Questions & Answers about אנחנו מחכים מול הבנק, אבל היא עוד לא כאן.

Why is there no separate word for are in אנחנו מחכים?

In Hebrew, the present tense often does not use a separate verb for to be.

So:

• אנחנו מחכים literally looks like we waiting
• but it naturally means we are waiting

The word מחכים already carries the present-time idea, so Hebrew does not need a separate word for are here.

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Why is there no word for is in היא עוד לא כאן?

For the same reason: in the present tense, Hebrew usually leaves out is / are / am.

So:

• היא כאן = she is here
• היא עוד לא כאן = she is not here yet / she still isn’t here

In past or future, Hebrew does use forms of to be more explicitly, but in the present it is normally omitted.

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What form is מחכים exactly?

מחכים is the present-tense plural masculine form of לחכות (to wait).

Here is the present-tense pattern:

• מחכה = waiting / waits (masculine singular)
• מחכה = waiting / waits (feminine singular, same spelling here)