כדאי שתוסיפי קצת שום ופלפל למרק, כי היום הוא לא מספיק טעים.

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Breakdown of כדאי שתוסיפי קצת שום ופלפל למרק, כי היום הוא לא מספיק טעים.

• לא: not
• היום: today
• ל: to

Questions & Answers about כדאי שתוסיפי קצת שום ופלפל למרק, כי היום הוא לא מספיק טעים.

What does כדאי mean here, and how is it used in Hebrew?

כדאי is a very common word meaning something like it’s advisable, it’s a good idea, or it’s worth.

In this sentence, כדאי introduces a recommendation:

כדאי שתוסיפי... = You should add... / It would be a good idea to add...

A very common pattern is:

כדאי ש + future verb

So Hebrew often expresses advice with כדאי plus a clause, rather than using a direct equivalent of English should.

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Why is the verb תוסיפי in the future form if the sentence is giving advice right now?

After כדאי ש..., Hebrew normally uses the future tense to talk about a suggested action.

So:

• כדאי שתוסיפי literally looks like It’s advisable that you will add
• but in natural English it means You should add

This is very normal Hebrew grammar. The future form after ש does not necessarily mean far-future time; it often marks a recommended or expected action.

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