אני רוצה לקנות שטיח כחול, כי החדר ירגיש חם יותר בחורף.

I want to buy a blue rug, because the room will feel warmer in the winter.

Breakdown of אני רוצה לקנות שטיח כחול, כי החדר ירגיש חם יותר בחורף.

• אני: I
• לרצות: to want
• ב: in
• חדר: room

Questions & Answers about אני רוצה לקנות שטיח כחול, כי החדר ירגיש חם יותר בחורף.

Why is אני included? Could Hebrew just say רוצה לקנות?

Yes, Hebrew can sometimes leave out subject pronouns, especially when the verb form already makes the subject clear.

But in the present tense, forms like רוצה do not show person clearly. רוצה could mean I want, you want (masculine singular), or he wants, depending on context. So adding אני makes the meaning clear: I want.

So אני רוצה לקנות... is the most natural way to say I want to buy... here.

Does רוצה tell us whether the speaker is male or female?

In unpointed Hebrew, רוצה can be either:

• masculine singular: rotze
• feminine singular: rotza

So the spelling is the same, but the pronunciation changes. That means this sentence could be said by either a man or a woman. You only know from context, or from vowel marks if they are written.

Why is it לקנות after רוצה?

Because לקנות is the infinitive, meaning to buy.

Hebrew usually uses the infinitive after verbs like want, can, need, like, and so on:

• רוצה לקנות = want to buy
• יכול ללכת = can go
• צריך לעבוד = need to work

The ל־ at the beginning is the normal marker that often appears on Hebrew infinitives.