אני לא יודעת מה קרה במשרד היום.

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Breakdown of אני לא יודעת מה קרה במשרד היום.

• לא: not
• ב: in
• היום: today

Questions & Answers about אני לא יודעת מה קרה במשרד היום.

Why is it אני לא יודעת and not אני לא יודע?

Because יודעת is the feminine singular form, so the speaker is female.

• אני לא יודעת = said by a woman
• אני לא יודע = said by a man

Hebrew present-tense forms often show gender, even in the first person.

What exactly is יודעת grammatically?

יודעת is the present-tense feminine singular form of the verb לדעת (to know).

So the pattern is:

• אני יודע = I know / I am knowing, masculine
• אני יודעת = I know / I am knowing, feminine

In this sentence, it works as I know in the present.

Why is there no separate word for do in I do not know?

Hebrew does not use a helping verb like English do in sentences such as I do not know.

English:

• I do not know

Hebrew:

• אני לא יודעת

Literally, it is more like:

• I not know

That is completely normal in Hebrew.

Why does לא come before יודעת?