אני רוצה להגיד לך משהו חשוב.

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Breakdown of אני רוצה להגיד לך משהו חשוב.

• לרצות: to want
• לך: to you
• חשוב: important

Questions & Answers about אני רוצה להגיד לך משהו חשוב.

Why is רוצה used here, and does it change depending on who is speaking?

רוצה means want in the present tense.

In this sentence, it agrees with the speaker:

• אני רוצה = I want

A useful thing to know is that in normal unpointed Hebrew spelling, רוצה can represent both:

• rotze = a male speaker saying I want
• rotza = a female speaker saying I want

So the written sentence stays the same, but the pronunciation changes depending on the speaker.

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Why is להגיד in this form?

After רוצה in Hebrew, you normally use the infinitive, just like English uses to + verb:

• I want to say
• אני רוצה להגיד

The ל־ at the beginning of להגיד is part of the infinitive form here, similar to English to in to say.

So:

• רוצה = want
• להגיד = to say / to tell

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What is the difference between להגיד and לומר?