Questions & Answers about חכי רגע; אני כמעט מוכנה.
Why is it חכי and not חכה?
Because חכי is the command form used when speaking to one female.
The verb is from לחכות, to wait. In the imperative:
- חכה = wait! (to one male)
- חכי = wait! (to one female)
- חכו = wait! (to more than one person / plural)
So חכי רגע means Wait a moment when addressing a woman or girl.
What does רגע mean here?
רגע literally means moment or instant.
In this sentence, חכי רגע is a very common everyday way to say:
- Wait a second
- Hold on a moment
- Just a moment
So it does not have to mean a literal exact moment; it works just like English casual expressions.
Why is there no word for a in חכי רגע?