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הוא רוצה להביא כוס וצלחת גם לחדר במלון, כי שם אין כוסות ואין צלחות.
Meaning
He wants to bring a glass and a plate also to the hotel room, because there are no glasses and no plates there.
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Breakdown of הוא רוצה להביא כוס וצלחת גם לחדר במלון, כי שם אין כוסות ואין צלחות.
הוא
he
אין
there is no
לרצות
to want
שם
there
Questions & Answers about הוא רוצה להביא כוס וצלחת גם לחדר במלון, כי שם אין כוסות ואין צלחות.
Why is הוא included? Could Hebrew just say רוצה להביא?
Yes, in some contexts Hebrew can omit the subject pronoun, especially in casual speech, because רוצה already suggests he wants from context. But standard Hebrew often includes הוא for clarity, emphasis, or simply because the speaker chooses to state it explicitly.
So:
- הוא רוצה להביא = he wants to bring
- רוצה להביא = (he) wants to bring, if the subject is already clear
Including הוא is completely normal.
Why is להביא used here, and what does the ל־ at the beginning mean?
להביא is the infinitive form of the verb bring.
In Hebrew, infinitives usually begin with ל־, which often corresponds to English to in forms like to bring, to eat, to go.
So:
- רוצה = wants
- להביא = to bring
Together:
- רוצה להביא = wants to bring
This is a very common Hebrew pattern:
- רוצה לאכול = wants to eat
- צריך ללכת = needs to go
- אוהב לקרוא = likes to read