Word
אם תבואו מוקדם, נוכל להתחיל את המשחק לפני האימון.
Meaning
If you come early, we can start the game before the workout.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of אם תבואו מוקדם, נוכל להתחיל את המשחק לפני האימון.
את
direct object marker
לבוא
to come
להיות יכול
to be able
לפני
before
Questions & Answers about אם תבואו מוקדם, נוכל להתחיל את המשחק לפני האימון.
How do you pronounce this sentence?
A natural pronunciation guide is:
Im ta-VO-u muk-DAM, nu-KHAL le-hat-KHIL et ha-mis-KHAK lif-NEI ha-i-MUN.
A few notes:
- תבואו = ta-VO-u
- נוכל = nu-KHAL
- להתחיל = le-hat-KHIL
- משחק = mis-KHAK
- אימון = i-MUN
The kh sound is the throaty Hebrew sound in letters like ח and כ, similar to the ch in German Bach.
Who is תבואו talking to?
תבואו is the second person plural future form, so it means you all will come / you (plural) come.
That means the speaker is talking to more than one person.
In modern spoken Hebrew, this form is commonly used for:
- a group of men
- a mixed group
- often any group in casual speech
So this sentence is addressed to more than one listener.
Why does Hebrew use the future in אם תבואו? In English we say if you come, not if you will come.