Learn Hardcore Hebrew: אני רוצה ללבוש ג'ינס כחולים היום, אבל הם עדיין רטובים מהכביסה. - I want to wear blue jeans today, but they are still wet from the laundry.

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אני רוצה ללבוש ג'ינס כחולים היום, אבל הם עדיין רטובים מהכביסה.

Meaning

I want to wear blue jeans today, but they are still wet from the laundry.

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Breakdown of אני רוצה ללבוש ג'ינס כחולים היום, אבל הם עדיין רטובים מהכביסה.

Why is רוצה written the same way for both male and female speakers?

Because in unpointed Hebrew, רוצה can represent two different present-tense forms:

So אני רוצה can mean:

You only see the difference clearly when there are vowel marks, or when the context makes it obvious.

Why is the sentence using ללבוש and not a form like לובש?

Because after רוצה (want), Hebrew normally uses an infinitive:

Here:

By contrast, לובש / לובשת means wearing or is wearing, not to wear.

So:

What exactly does ללבוש mean, and where does that form come from?