אני מתלבטת אם לבוא לבד או לבוא איתך.

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Breakdown of אני מתלבטת אם לבוא לבד או לבוא איתך.

• לבוא: to come
• לבד: alone
• או: or

Questions & Answers about אני מתלבטת אם לבוא לבד או לבוא איתך.

Why is it מתלבטת and not מתלבט?

Because the speaker is female.

• מתלבט = masculine singular
• מתלבטת = feminine singular

So:

• אני מתלבט = I’m unsure / I’m debating said by a man
• אני מתלבטת = the same thing said by a woman

Hebrew present-tense forms usually show gender.

Why do we need אני here? Can Hebrew drop the subject like Spanish does?

In this sentence, אני helps make it clear that the subject is I.

That is because מתלבטת by itself does not uniquely mean I. In present tense, Hebrew participle forms can match more than one person:

• מתלבטת could mean I am debating, you are debating (to a woman), or she is debating, depending on context.

So אני מתלבטת is clearer than just מתלבטת.

Hebrew can sometimes omit subject pronouns when the context is obvious, but here learners should think of אני as the normal clear form.

What exactly does מתלבטת mean?