Questions & Answers about הבול אמור להיות על המעטפה לפני שאת מגיעה לסניף הדואר.
Hebrew usually does not use a separate present-tense verb for to be.
So הבול אמור להיות... is literally something like:
- the stamp supposed to be...
In natural English, we add is:
- The stamp is supposed to be...
This is very normal in Hebrew. In present-tense sentences, the copula is/am/are is often simply omitted.
Here אמור means supposed to, expected to, or sometimes meant to.
So הבול אמור להיות על המעטפה means:
- The stamp is supposed to be on the envelope
- or The stamp should be on the envelope
It is not exactly the same as a strong command. It sounds more like an expected or proper state.