אני רוצה לשמוע ממך מה קרה היום.

Breakdown of אני רוצה לשמוע ממך מה קרה היום.

אני
I
לרצות
to want
היום
today
מה
what
לשמוע
to hear
לקרות
to happen
ממך
from you

Questions & Answers about אני רוצה לשמוע ממך מה קרה היום.

Why is it אני רוצה? Does that change depending on whether the speaker is male or female?

Yes.

In the present tense, Hebrew does not have a special first-person form like English I want. Instead, it uses gendered forms.

So with אני:

  • a male speaker says אני רוצה = pronounced ani rotze
  • a female speaker says אני רוצה = pronounced ani rotza

Notice that the spelling is usually the same without vowel marks. Only the pronunciation changes.

Why is לשמוע used after רוצה?

Because after רוצה (want), Hebrew normally uses an infinitive, just like English uses to + verb.

So:

  • רוצה לשמוע = want to hear
  • רוצה ללכת = want to go
  • רוצה לדעת = want to know

The ל־ at the start of לשמוע is the normal infinitive marker here, similar to English to.

Why does the sentence use ממך instead of אותך?

Because לשמוע ממישהו means to hear from someone.

That is different from לשמוע מישהו / אותך, which is more like to hear someone or to hear you.

Compare:

  • אני רוצה לשמוע ממך = I want to hear from you
  • אני רוצה לשמוע אותך = I want to hear you

In your sentence, the speaker wants the information to come from that person, so ממך is the natural choice.

What exactly is ממך?

ממך means from you.

It is built from:

  • מ־ / מן = from
  • plus the pronoun you

So it is not a separate basic word you memorize by itself only; it is a preposition + pronoun form.

A few similar forms are:

  • ממני = from me
  • ממך = from you
  • ממנו = from him
  • ממנה = from her
Why is there no ש־ before מה?

Because מה קרה היום is an indirect question: what happened today.

In Hebrew, indirect questions usually come directly after the main verb, without ש־.

For example:

  • אני יודע מה קרה = I know what happened
  • שאלתי איפה הוא גר = I asked where he lives
  • אני רוצה לשמוע ממך מה קרה היום

So here, מה already introduces the clause, and ש־ is not used.

Why is it מה קרה? What form is קרה?

קרה is the past tense, third-person masculine singular form of לקרות (to happen).

So literally it is something like what happened.

This is the standard Hebrew way to say what happened?:

  • מה קרה?

Even though מה means what, Hebrew still uses this very common fixed pattern with קרה.

Why is קרה masculine singular?

Because Hebrew often uses the masculine singular form in this kind of general, impersonal expression.

In מה קרה?, the verb is not really agreeing with a clearly stated noun like the accident or the thing. It is just the normal default way Hebrew says what happened?

So this is something learners usually treat as a standard expression:

  • מה קרה?
  • מה קרה היום?
Why is ממך placed before מה קרה היום?

Because ממך belongs closely with לשמוע.

The structure is basically:

  • אני רוצה
  • לשמוע ממך
  • מה קרה היום

So the sentence is organized as:

I want + to hear from you + what happened today

That is the most natural order here. Hebrew word order can be flexible, but putting ממך right after לשמוע makes the sentence clear and natural.

Can היום move to another place in the sentence?

Yes, but the version you have is very natural.

  • אני רוצה לשמוע ממך מה קרה היום = neutral, natural
  • היום אני רוצה לשמוע ממך מה קרה = stronger emphasis on today
  • אני רוצה לשמוע מה קרה היום ממך = much less natural

In general, היום is movable, but ממך should stay close to לשמוע.

How is ממך pronounced? Does it depend on who I’m talking to?

Yes, it does.

Without vowel marks, ממך can be read two ways:

  • mimekha = from you (to one male)
  • mimekh = from you (to one female)

So the spelling usually stays the same, but the pronunciation changes depending on the addressee.

Does the whole sentence sound natural in everyday Hebrew?

Yes. It sounds natural and normal.

It can also carry a slight emphasis like:

  • I want to hear from you what happened today
  • or even I want to hear it from you

So it is not just about hearing the facts; it can also imply that the speaker wants the other person’s own account.

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