אני רוצה לתקן את המחשב לפני הפגישה.

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Breakdown of אני רוצה לתקן את המחשב לפני הפגישה.

• לרצות: to want
• את: direct object marker
• לפני: before

Questions & Answers about אני רוצה לתקן את המחשב לפני הפגישה.

Why is the sentence אני רוצה לתקן את המחשב לפני הפגישה and not something with a separate word for to before fix?

In Hebrew, after verbs like רוצה (want), the next verb usually appears in the infinitive form.

So:

• רוצה = want
• לתקן = to fix / to repair

Hebrew does not use a separate word exactly like English to here. Instead, the infinitive often begins with ל־.

So:

• אני רוצה לתקן = I want to fix

This is the normal structure:

• [subject] + [want] + [infinitive]

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What does לתקן mean grammatically, and how is it built?

לתקן is the infinitive form of the verb תיקן (he fixed / repaired).

It is built from the root ת־ק־נ, which is related to fixing, repairing, correcting, or making something proper.

A learner does not need to fully analyze the root every time, but it helps to know that:

• תיקן = he fixed
• מתקן = fixing / repairs
• לתקן = to fix

So in this sentence, לתקן is simply the correct infinitive after רוצה.

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