אנחנו רוצים לראות סרט יחד אחרי העבודה.

to want

Breakdown of אנחנו רוצים לראות סרט יחד אחרי העבודה.

• אחרי: after
• אנחנו: we
• עבודה: work

Questions & Answers about אנחנו רוצים לראות סרט יחד אחרי העבודה.

Why is רוצים plural here?

Because the subject is אנחנו = we. In Hebrew, the present-tense form of the verb agrees with the subject in number and gender.

• רוצים = masculine plural
• רוצות = feminine plural

So אנחנו רוצים means we want when the group is all male or mixed. If the speakers are all female, you would say אנחנו רוצות.

Do I really need the word אנחנו here?

Usually yes, especially for learners.

In the present tense, רוצים by itself can mean either we want or they want, because Hebrew present-tense forms show gender and number, but not person. So אנחנו makes it clear that the subject is we.

In conversation, native speakers sometimes drop אנחנו if the subject is already obvious from context, but keeping it is completely normal and often clearer.

Is רוצים actually a present-tense verb?

Yes. In modern Hebrew, the present tense is built from forms that historically behave a bit like participles, but in practice you can think of רוצה / רוצים / רוצות as the normal present-tense forms of to want.

So:

• אני רוצה = I want
• אנחנו רוצים = we want
• הן רוצות = they want

The form changes for gender and number.