Questions & Answers about אני שומעת מישהו בחדר השני, אבל אני לא רואה אף אחד.
Because שומעת is the feminine singular present-tense form of לשמוע (to hear).
So:
- אני שומעת = I (female speaker) hear / am hearing
- אני שומע = I (male speaker) hear / am hearing
In Hebrew, even with אני (I), the verb in the present tense still shows the speaker’s gender.
Because אני is the same word for I no matter who is speaking.
Hebrew does this a lot:
- the pronoun stays the same
- but the adjective, participle, or present-tense verb form changes to match gender
So the gender difference appears in:
- אני שומע = I hear (male)
- אני שומעת = I hear (female)
Not in אני.