Questions & Answers about אני רוצה לוודא שהכרטיס בארנק לפני שאני יוצא מהבית.
How do the words in this sentence break down?
Here is a word-by-word breakdown:
- אני = I
- רוצה = want
- לוודא = to make sure / to verify
- ש־ = that
- הכרטיס = the card
- בארנק = in the wallet
- לפני = before
- שאני = that I / before I
- יוצא = go out / leave
- מהבית = from the house / from home
A natural transliteration is:
ani rotze levade sheha-kartis ba-arnak lifnei she-ani yotze meha-bayit
Why is לוודא in the infinitive form?
Because after רוצה, Hebrew usually uses an infinitive, just like English uses to + verb:
- אני רוצה לאכול = I want to eat
- אני רוצה לבדוק = I want to check
- אני רוצה לוודא = I want to make sure
So רוצה + לוודא is a very normal pattern.
What does the ש־ in שהכרטיס mean?
ש־ usually means that.
So:
- שהכרטיס בארנק = that the card is in the wallet
It introduces a subordinate clause. In English, that is sometimes optional, but in Hebrew ש־ is very common.
In this sentence, אני רוצה לוודא שהכרטיס בארנק literally means:
- I want to make sure that the card is in the wallet