יש לנו פתרון זמני לבעיה, אבל נצטרך לשקול פתרון אחר מחר.

Breakdown of יש לנו פתרון זמני לבעיה, אבל נצטרך לשקול פתרון אחר מחר.

יש
there is
אבל
but
מחר
tomorrow
ל
to
להיות צריך
to need
בעיה
problem
לנו
to us
אחר
another
פתרון
solution
זמני
temporary
לשקול
to consider

Questions & Answers about יש לנו פתרון זמני לבעיה, אבל נצטרך לשקול פתרון אחר מחר.

Why does Hebrew use יש לנו for we have?

Hebrew usually does not use a normal present-tense verb meaning to have. Instead, it uses an existence pattern:

יש = there is / there exists
לנו = to us

So יש לנו literally means there is to us, which is how Hebrew says we have.

This is a very common structure:

  • יש לי זמן = I have time
  • יש להם רעיון = They have an idea
Why is there no separate word for a/an before פתרון?

Hebrew has no indefinite article. There is no separate word for a or an.

So:

  • פתרון can mean a solution or just solution, depending on context.
  • פתרון זמני = a temporary solution
  • פתרון אחר = another solution / a different solution

Hebrew does have a definite article, ה־, for the:

  • הפתרון = the solution
Why do זמני and אחר come after פתרון?

In Hebrew, descriptive adjectives usually come after the noun, not before it.

So:

  • פתרון זמני = temporary solution
  • פתרון אחר = another/different solution

This is the normal Hebrew word order for noun + adjective.

Why are the adjectives זמני and אחר in those forms?

Hebrew adjectives must agree with the noun in gender, number, and usually definiteness.

Here, פתרון is masculine singular, so the adjectives are also masculine singular:

  • זמני
  • אחר

If the noun were feminine singular, the adjectives would change:

  • בעיה זמנית = a temporary problem
  • אפשרות אחרת = another option

If the noun were definite, the adjective would also be definite:

  • הפתרון הזמני = the temporary solution
Why is it לבעיה after פתרון?

With פתרון, Hebrew commonly uses the preposition ל־ to express solution to / solution for something.

So:

  • פתרון לבעיה = solution to a problem / solution for the problem

A useful detail: in unpointed Hebrew, לבעיה can represent either:

  • לְבעיה = to a problem
  • לַבעיה = to the problem

So the exact sense often depends on context.

What tense and person is נצטרך?

נצטרך means we will need.

It is:

  • future tense
  • first person plural (we)

So:

  • נצטרך = we will need

It is related to the common present-tense forms צריך / צריכים / צריכות:

  • אנחנו צריכים = we need
  • אנחנו נצטרך = we will need
Why is לשקול used after נצטרך?

After verbs like need, Hebrew usually uses an infinitive, just like English uses to + verb.

So:

  • נצטרך לשקול = we will need to consider

Here:

  • נצטרך = we will need
  • לשקול = to consider

The ל־ at the beginning of לשקול is part of the infinitive form, similar to English to.

Does לשקול literally mean to consider, or does it also mean to weigh?

It also literally means to weigh.

Hebrew uses לשקול both:

  • literally: to weigh
  • figuratively: to consider, as in weighing options

So in this sentence, לשקול פתרון אחר means to consider another solution, but the underlying image is similar to English weighing possibilities.

What exactly does אחר mean here?

Here אחר means another, other, or different, depending on how you translate it naturally into English.

So:

  • פתרון אחר = another solution
  • or a different solution

Because the noun is singular and indefinite, another solution is often the most natural translation.

Why repeat פתרון instead of just saying another one?

Hebrew often repeats the noun where English might use one.

So נצטרך לשקול פתרון אחר is very natural Hebrew:
we'll need to consider another solution

English often avoids repetition more than Hebrew does. In Hebrew, repeating פתרון sounds clear and normal.

Can מחר go somewhere else in the sentence?

Yes. Hebrew word order is fairly flexible, especially with time words like מחר.

All of these are possible:

  • מחר נצטרך לשקול פתרון אחר
  • נצטרך מחר לשקול פתרון אחר
  • נצטרך לשקול פתרון אחר מחר

The version in your sentence, with מחר at the end, is natural and neutral.

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