Questions & Answers about לפני הפגישה אני בודקת אם יש לי זמן להתקלח ולהתלבש לאט.
Why is בודקת feminine here?
Because the speaker is feminine singular.
- אני בודקת = I check / I’m checking said by a woman
- A man would say אני בודק
- Plural would be:
- אנחנו בודקות for a group of women
- אנחנו בודקים for a mixed group or a group of men
Hebrew present-tense verbs usually show gender and number, even with אני.
What does לפני הפגישה mean literally, and why is הפגישה definite?
Literally, it means before the meeting.
- לפני = before
- הפגישה = the meeting
The ה־ makes פגישה definite, so this is a specific meeting that both speaker and listener can identify.
Compare:
- לפני הפגישה = before the meeting
- לפני פגישה = before a meeting / before meetings in general
What does אם mean here? Is it if or whether?