Questions & Answers about אני לא באמת חושבת שצריך לנצח בכל משחק; חשוב יותר ללמוד ולהמשיך.
Why is חושבת feminine here?
Because the speaker is female. In Hebrew, verbs in the present tense agree with the subject’s gender and number.
- אני חושב = I think (said by a male speaker)
- אני חושבת = I think (said by a female speaker)
So אני לא באמת חושבת... tells us the speaker is a woman.
Can אני be omitted here?
Yes, very often it can be.
Hebrew frequently drops subject pronouns when the verb already makes the subject clear. So you could also say:
- לא באמת חושבת שצריך...
Because חושבת is feminine singular, listeners can often understand that the speaker means I.
That said, אני may be included for:
- clarity
- emphasis
- natural rhythm
So אני לא באמת חושבת... sounds perfectly normal.
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