Questions & Answers about כדי להגיע למרפסת, צריך לעבור דרך הסלון.
What does כדי mean here?
כדי means in order to or so as to.
In this sentence, כדי להגיע למרפסת means in order to get to the balcony.
A very common pattern in Hebrew is:
כדי + infinitive
For example:
- כדי ללמוד = in order to study
- כדי להבין = in order to understand
- כדי להגיע = in order to arrive / get to
Why is להגיע in the infinitive, and what exactly does it mean?
להגיע is the infinitive form of the verb הגיע / מגיע, meaning to arrive, to reach, or to get to.
After כדי, Hebrew normally uses an infinitive:
- כדי להגיע = in order to reach / get to
In this sentence, להגיע is best understood as to get to.
So:
- כדי להגיע למרפסת = in order to get to the balcony
Why does מרפסת become למרפסת?