אני רוצה להגיע לפגישה בזמן.

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Breakdown of אני רוצה להגיע לפגישה בזמן.

• לרצות: to want
• ל: to
• פגישה: meeting

Questions & Answers about אני רוצה להגיע לפגישה בזמן.

What does each word in אני רוצה להגיע לפגישה בזמן do?

A simple breakdown is:

• אני = I
• רוצה = want
• להגיע = to arrive / to get to
• לפגישה = to a meeting / to the meeting
• בזמן = on time

So the structure is basically:

I + want + to arrive + to the meeting + on time

Why is רוצה used here, and does it show gender?

Yes. In Hebrew present tense, this form agrees with gender and number.

With אני, the pronoun itself does not show gender, so רוצה helps tell you more:

• for a male speaker: רוצה is pronounced rotze
• for a female speaker: רוצה is pronounced rotza

In normal unpointed Hebrew, both are written exactly the same: רוצה.

Plural forms are different:

• אנחנו רוצים = we want (masculine/mixed)
• אנחנו רוצות = we want (feminine)

Why do we need אני? Can Hebrew leave out the subject like Spanish does?

In present tense, Hebrew usually does include the subject pronoun, especially when it matters who is doing the action.