קודם נבדוק אם יש זמן, ואחר כך נחליט מה לעשות.

there is

Breakdown of קודם נבדוק אם יש זמן, ואחר כך נחליט מה לעשות.

• ו: and
• מה: what
• זמן: time

Questions & Answers about קודם נבדוק אם יש זמן, ואחר כך נחליט מה לעשות.

Why are נבדוק and נחליט in the future tense if the sentence can mean something like let’s check first, and then decide?

In Hebrew, the future tense is often used not only for plain future events, but also for:

• planned actions
• suggestions
• instructions in a softer, more inclusive way

So קודם נבדוק... ואחר כך נחליט... literally means First we will check... and afterwards we will decide..., but in context it can sound very natural as:

• First let’s check...
• Then we’ll decide...

This is common in spoken Hebrew. The we form of the future often has that let’s... feeling.

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What does קודם mean here, and is it the same as first?

Yes. Here קודם means first / before that / to begin with.

In this sentence, קודם introduces the first step in a sequence:

• קודם נבדוק = First, we’ll check

It is very common in everyday Hebrew. Depending on context, קודם can also mean earlier or previously, but here it clearly means first.

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What is the difference between קודם and ואחר כך?