Questions & Answers about אני לא רוצה להתחרט על ההחלטה הזאת אחר כך.
Yes, Hebrew often can leave out the subject in casual speech, so לא רוצה להתחרט על ההחלטה הזאת אחר כך can be understood as I don’t want to regret this decision later.
But אני is very natural here, because in the present tense the form רוצה does not clearly show person. It can mean:
- I want
- you want (masculine singular)
- he wants
So אני makes the subject clear.
In Hebrew, want to do something is usually:
רוצה + infinitive
So:
- רוצה = want / wants
- להתחרט = to regret
Together, רוצה להתחרט literally means want to regret.
This is the normal Hebrew pattern, just like:
- אני רוצה לאכול = I want to eat
- אני רוצה ללכת = I want to go