Word
אם את רוצה, תבואי אלינו בערב.
Meaning
If you want, come to our place in the evening.
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Questions & Answers about אם את רוצה, תבואי אלינו בערב.
Why are את, רוצה, and תבואי all in the feminine form?
Because the sentence is addressed to one female.
- את = you (singular, feminine)
- רוצה = want (singular, feminine)
- תבואי = you will come / come (singular, feminine)
Hebrew marks gender much more often than English does, so when speaking to a woman, these forms must match.
If you were speaking to a man, it would be:
אם אתה רוצה, תבוא אלינו בערב.
What does אם mean here?
אם means if.
So אם את רוצה literally means if you want.
This is a very common way to soften an invitation in Hebrew, similar to English if you want, if you'd like, or if you feel like it.
Why is תבואי future tense if the sentence is really an invitation?