בואי נבדוק אם יש מושב פנוי ליד החלון.

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Breakdown of בואי נבדוק אם יש מושב פנוי ליד החלון.

• חלון: window
• ליד: by
• אם: if

Questions & Answers about בואי נבדוק אם יש מושב פנוי ליד החלון.

Why does the sentence start with בואי? Does it mean come or let’s?

בואי literally means come when speaking to one female.

But in very common spoken Hebrew, בואי (to a woman) and בוא (to a man) are often used like come on, let’s... or let’s...

So here:

בואי נבדוק = come, let’s check / let’s check

It is not just a literal command to physically come somewhere. It often introduces a suggested action.

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Why is it בואי and not בוא?

Because בואי is the imperative form used when addressing a singular female.

• בוא = to one male
• בואי = to one female
• בואו = to more than one person

So this sentence is being said to a woman.

Examples:

• בוא נבדוק = said to a man: let’s check
• בואי נבדוק = said to a woman: let’s check
• בואו נבדוק = said to a group: let’s check

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If בואי is singular feminine, why is נבדוק plural?