Questions & Answers about אני רוצה לטפל בבעיה הזאת עוד היום.
Can אני be omitted here, or do I need to say it?
Yes, אני can often be omitted in Hebrew if the subject is clear from context.
So:
- אני רוצה לטפל בבעיה הזאת עוד היום.
- רוצה לטפל בבעיה הזאת עוד היום.
Both can work in conversation.
Why? Because the verb form רוצה already strongly suggests I when the context is clear. Hebrew often drops subject pronouns more than English does.
That said, keeping אני is very common when:
- you want to be clear,
- you are starting a new sentence,
- you want emphasis, as in I want to deal with this today.
So this sentence with אני sounds completely natural.
Why is the word רוצה used, and does it tell me anything about the speaker?
רוצה means want here.
The structure is:
- אני רוצה... = I want to...
It also gives gender information, but only in pronunciation, not in normal unpointed spelling:
- masculine singular: רוֹצֶה = rotze
- feminine singular: רוֹצָה = rotza
Both are usually written the same way: רוצה.
So from spelling alone, this sentence could be said by either:
- a male speaker: ani rotze letapel...
- a female speaker: ani rotza letapel...