מחר ניפגש עם בן דוד שלי בשבע וחצי ליד התחנה.

tomorrow

Breakdown of מחר ניפגש עם בן דוד שלי בשבע וחצי ליד התחנה.

• עם: with
• ב: at
• ליד: by

Questions & Answers about מחר ניפגש עם בן דוד שלי בשבע וחצי ליד התחנה.

Why is there no separate word for we in the sentence?

Because the verb ניפגש already tells you the subject is we. Hebrew often leaves out subject pronouns when the verb form makes them clear.

So:

• ניפגש = we will meet / we’ll meet

You could add אנחנו for emphasis, but it is not necessary:

• מחר אנחנו ניפגש...

What does מחר mean, and why is it placed first?

מחר means tomorrow.

Putting it at the beginning is very natural in Hebrew and gives the time frame right away: Tomorrow, we’ll meet...

Hebrew word order is flexible, so you could also say:

• ניפגש מחר עם בן דוד שלי...

The meaning stays the same, but starting with מחר puts a little more focus on tomorrow.

Why is the verb ניפגש and not נפגוש?

ניפגש comes from להיפגש, which means to meet / to meet up.

This is the natural choice when talking about people arranging to see each other or get together. It often goes with עם (with).

By contrast, נפגוש comes from לפגוש, which is more directly to meet someone.

So:

• ניפגש עם בן דוד שלי = we’ll meet up with my cousin
• נפגוש את בן דוד שלי = we’ll meet my cousin

Both can be possible in Hebrew, but this sentence is using the meet up with pattern.