Breakdown of אני מצפה ממנה לתשובה ברורה עד מחר.
Questions & Answers about אני מצפה ממנה לתשובה ברורה עד מחר.
What does מצפה mean here?
Why are there two prepositions after the verb: ממנה and לתשובה?
Because Hebrew often uses fixed prepositions with certain verbs. With לצפות, you can say:
- לצפות ל־... = to expect / await something
- לצפות ממישהו ל־... = to expect something from someone
So:
- ממנה = from her
- לתשובה = for an answer
Together, מצפה ממנה לתשובה means expects an answer from her.
What exactly is ממנה?
Why is it לתשובה and not just תשובה?
Because the verb לצפות normally takes the preposition ל־ before the thing being expected. So Hebrew says something closer to expect for an answer rather than simply expect an answer.
Also, Hebrew prepositions are usually attached directly to the following word, so ל־ + תשובה becomes לתשובה.
Why does ברורה come after תשובה?
In Hebrew, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe. So:
- תשובה ברורה = a clear answer
This is the normal Hebrew order, unlike English, where adjectives usually come before the noun.
Why is the adjective ברורה in that form?
Because adjectives in Hebrew must agree with the noun in gender and number. תשובה is a feminine singular noun, so the adjective must also be feminine singular:
- masculine singular: ברור = clear
- feminine singular: ברורה = clear
So תשובה ברורה is a correct agreement pair.
Does עד מחר mean until tomorrow or by tomorrow?
Why is there no word for am in אני מצפה?
Why is there no את before תשובה?
There are two reasons:
- תשובה is not a direct object here; it comes after the preposition ל־.
- את is only used before a definite direct object.
So in this sentence, את would not be used.
Does לתשובה ברורה mean a clear answer or the clear answer?
It means a clear answer. The phrase is indefinite.
A useful clue is the adjective: if the phrase were definite, the adjective would also need ה־:
- תשובה ברורה = a clear answer
- התשובה הברורה = the clear answer
Because we have ברורה and not הברורה, the phrase is understood as indefinite.
Does אני מצפה tell us whether the speaker is male or female?
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