אני אקח את המרק, בבקשה.

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Breakdown of אני אקח את המרק, בבקשה.

• את: direct object marker
• בבקשה: please
• מרק: soup

Questions & Answers about אני אקח את המרק, בבקשה.

Why does the sentence use אקח?

אקח is the 1st person singular future form of לקחת (to take).

So:

• אני אקח = I will take

In Hebrew, this future form is very commonly used when ordering food, making a choice, or saying what you will have. In English, I’ll take the soup, please sounds natural in the same kind of situation.

Why is אני included? Doesn’t אקח already mean I will take?

Yes. The verb אקח already tells you the subject is I.

That means אני is optional here.

Both of these are natural:

• אני אקח את המרק, בבקשה.
• אקח את המרק, בבקשה.

Including אני can make the sentence feel a little clearer, more explicit, or slightly more deliberate. Dropping it is also very common in spoken Hebrew.

What does את mean here?