Questions & Answers about אני רוצה לבקש מהמורה לעזור לי בתרגיל הזה.
Why is רוצה spelled the same whether the speaker is male or female?
Because Hebrew is usually written without vowel marks. In unpointed writing, both the masculine and feminine singular forms look like רוצה.
- masculine pronunciation: rotze
- feminine pronunciation: rotza
So אני רוצה can mean either I want said by a man or I want said by a woman. The pronunciation changes, but the spelling usually does not.
Why is אני included? Can it be left out?
Sometimes yes, but here אני is very natural.
In Hebrew, subject pronouns are often dropped when the verb form already makes the subject clear. But in the present tense, the verb usually does not show person clearly. For example, רוצה by itself could mean:
- I want
- you want (masculine singular)
- she wants
So adding אני makes it clear that the subject is I.
Why is לבקש used after רוצה?