Word
אם הדו"ח לא מוכן, נכתוב אותו מחר בבוקר.
Meaning
If the report is not ready, we will write it tomorrow morning.
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Questions & Answers about אם הדו"ח לא מוכן, נכתוב אותו מחר בבוקר.
Why is there no Hebrew word for is in אם הדו"ח לא מוכן?
In the present tense, Hebrew usually does not use a separate word for am / is / are.
So:
- הדו"ח מוכן = The report is ready
- הדו"ח לא מוכן = The report is not ready
This is completely normal Hebrew.
If you wanted was or will be, then Hebrew would use a form of להיות (to be):
- הדו"ח היה מוכן = The report was ready
- הדו"ח יהיה מוכן = The report will be ready
What does אם mean here, and how is it used?
אם means if.
In this sentence, it introduces a condition:
- אם הדו"ח לא מוכן = If the report isn’t ready
- נכתוב אותו מחר בבוקר = we’ll write it tomorrow morning
So the whole sentence is a normal if-clause + result clause structure.
Why is מוכן in the masculine singular form?