Questions & Answers about אני רוצה לשמוע מהם מה קרה במשרד היום.
How do רוצה לשמוע work together in this sentence?
This is the very common pattern רוצה + infinitive = want to + verb.
- רוצה = want
- לשמוע = to hear
So:
- אני רוצה = I want
- אני רוצה לשמוע = I want to hear
The ל- at the start of לשמוע is the normal infinitive marker, like English to in to hear.
Is רוצה masculine or feminine here?
It can be either, depending on pronunciation.
In unpointed Hebrew, רוצה is written the same for:
- masculine singular: rotze
- feminine singular: rotza
So this sentence could be said by either a man or a woman:
- אני רוצה לשמוע...
- pronounced ani rotze lishmoa... if the speaker is male
- pronounced ani rotza lishmoa... if the speaker is female
This is something that often surprises English speakers, because the spelling does not show the difference clearly.
What does לשמוע mean here: hear or listen?