Learn Hardcore Hebrew: הלילה אני רוצה לקרוא ספר במיטה, לא לראות סרט בטלוויזיה. - Tonight I want to read a book in bed, not watch a movie on TV.

לילה = night
הלילה literally = the night
But in actual usage, הלילה often means tonight, especially at the beginning of a sentence as a time expression.

So here:

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Why is אני included? Can’t Hebrew just say רוצה?

In the present tense, Hebrew often includes the subject pronoun because the verb form does not clearly show person.

For example, רוצה can mean:

The exact meaning depends on context and on who is speaking.

So אני רוצה is very natural and helps make it clear that the subject is I.

This is different from past and future tense, where the verb usually shows the person more clearly.

What form is רוצה? Does it change depending on whether the speaker is male or female?