אני יושבת בחוץ ושותה קפה.

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Breakdown of אני יושבת בחוץ ושותה קפה.

• קפה: coffee
• ו: and
• לשתות: to drink

Questions & Answers about אני יושבת בחוץ ושותה קפה.

Why is it יושבת and not יושב?

Because יושבת is the feminine singular form of the present tense.

In this sentence, the speaker is אני (I), but Hebrew present-tense verbs also show gender:

• יושב = masculine singular
• יושבת = feminine singular

So a woman would say:

אני יושבת בחוץ ושותה קפה.

A man would say:

אני יושב בחוץ ושותה קפה.

Notice that the second verb also changes with gender:

• שותה can be masculine singular or feminine singular in spelling, but the pronunciation may differ slightly in careful speech. In everyday modern Hebrew, it usually works the same in writing for both.

Why is אני included? Can Hebrew leave it out?

Yes, Hebrew often can leave out subject pronouns, especially when the verb already makes the subject clear enough from context.

So this sentence could also be:

יושבת בחוץ ושותה קפה.

That can mean I’m sitting outside and drinking coffee, if the context makes it clear who is speaking.

However, אני is often included:

• for clarity
• for emphasis
• because it sounds natural in many situations

So both are possible, and אני יושבת בחוץ ושותה קפה is completely normal.

What exactly does יושבת mean here? Is it really sit, or does it mean am sitting?