חכי רגע; אני רוצה לקחת מים לפני שאנחנו יוצאות.

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Breakdown of חכי רגע; אני רוצה לקחת מים לפני שאנחנו יוצאות.

• מים: water
• לרצות: to want
• אנחנו: we

Questions & Answers about חכי רגע; אני רוצה לקחת מים לפני שאנחנו יוצאות.

Why is it חכי and not חכה?

Because חכי is the imperative form used when speaking to one female.

The verb is לחכות = to wait.
Imperatives agree with the person you are talking to:

• חכה = wait! (to one male)
• חכי = wait! (to one female)
• חכו = wait! (to more than one person)

So חכי רגע means wait a second when talking to a woman or girl.

What does רגע mean here?

רגע literally means a moment.

In חכי רגע, it works like English:

• wait a moment
• wait a second
• hold on a sec

So it is a very common, natural little word used to soften or complete the command.

Why is אני included before רוצה? Can Hebrew leave out subject pronouns?