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כשאני גוללת בטלפון, אני מעדיפה לקרוא עמוד אחד כל פעם ולא הכול ביחד.
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When I scroll on the phone, I prefer to read one page at a time and not everything together.
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Questions & Answers about כשאני גוללת בטלפון, אני מעדיפה לקרוא עמוד אחד כל פעם ולא הכול ביחד.
Why are גוללת and מעדיפה in the feminine form?
Because the sentence is spoken by a female speaker.
In Hebrew, present-tense verbs agree with gender and number. With אני (I), the verb still shows whether the speaker is male or female.
- גוללת = feminine singular
- מעדיפה = feminine singular
If a male speaker said the same sentence, it would be:
כשאני גולל בטלפון, אני מעדיף לקרוא עמוד אחד כל פעם ולא הכול ביחד.
So the Hebrew tells you something about the speaker that English usually does not.
What does כשאני mean exactly? Is it when, while, or as?
כשאני can mean when I, while I, or as I, depending on context.
It is made of:
- כש־ = when / as / while
- אני = I
So כשאני גוללת בטלפון is basically when/while I’m scrolling on my phone.
In this sentence, while I’m scrolling is probably the most natural English feel, but Hebrew does not force just one of those translations.
Does גוללת literally mean scrolling?