הפעם אני אבוא בזמן.

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Breakdown of הפעם אני אבוא בזמן.

• לבוא: to come
• בזמן: on time
• פעם: time

Questions & Answers about הפעם אני אבוא בזמן.

What does הפעם mean literally, and why does it mean this time?

The noun פעם means time in the sense of an occurrence/occasion.
With the definite article ה־, הפעם literally looks like the time/this occasion.

In everyday Hebrew, הפעם is the normal way to say this time.

Examples:

• הפעם אני אצליח — This time I’ll succeed
• בפעם הבאה — next time

So this is something best learned as a very common expression.

What tense is אבוא?

אבוא is future tense, first person singular: I will come.

It comes from the verb לבוא — to come.

So:

• אבוא — I will come
• תבוא — you will come / she will come
• יבוא — he will come
• נבוא — we will come

Hebrew usually builds the future directly into the verb, instead of adding a separate word like will.

Why is אני there if אבוא already means I will come?