אני מודאג, כי הוא עוד לא ענה לי.

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Breakdown of אני מודאג, כי הוא עוד לא ענה לי.

• הוא: he
• לי: to me
• לא: not

Questions & Answers about אני מודאג, כי הוא עוד לא ענה לי.

Why is מודאג used after אני? Is this a verb?

No. מודאג is an adjective, not a verb. The sentence literally works like:

אני מודאג = I am worried

In Hebrew, the present tense of to be is usually not stated, so there is no separate word for am here. Hebrew simply says:

• אני מודאג = I am worried
• literally: I worried/worried-state

So this is a very normal Hebrew pattern: subject + adjective.

Why is it מודאג and not some other form? Does it show gender?

Yes. מודאג is the masculine singular form.

If the speaker is female, you would say:

• אני מודאגת = I am worried

Other forms are:

• מודאג = masculine singular
• מודאגת = feminine singular
• מודאגים = masculine plural / mixed plural
• מודאגות = feminine plural

So the form of מודאג agrees with the person who is worried, not with הוא later in the sentence.

What does כי mean here, and is it the normal word for because?