אני רוצה לתת לך את הספר עכשיו.

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Breakdown of אני רוצה לתת לך את הספר עכשיו.

• אני: I
• לרצות: to want
• עכשיו: now

Questions & Answers about אני רוצה לתת לך את הספר עכשיו.

What does each word in אני רוצה לתת לך את הספר עכשיו do?

A word-by-word breakdown:

• אני = I
• רוצה = want
• לתת = to give
• לך = to you
• את = a marker used before a definite direct object
• הספר = the book
• עכשיו = now

So the structure is basically:

I + want + to give + to you + [object marker] + the book + now

Why is אני included? Can Hebrew leave out the subject like some other languages?

Sometimes Hebrew can leave out the subject, but here אני is usually important.

In the present tense, Hebrew verb forms do not clearly show person the way past and future forms often do. The form רוצה tells you mainly about gender and number, not clearly I vs. he without context.

So:

• אני רוצה = I want
• הוא רוצה = he wants
• היא רוצה = she wants
  (in unpointed writing, masculine and feminine singular can look the same here)

Because of that, Hebrew often keeps the subject pronoun in present-tense sentences.