אני אביא סלסלה עם פיתות, חומוס, טחינה וזיתים.

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Breakdown of אני אביא סלסלה עם פיתות, חומוס, טחינה וזיתים.

• ו: and
• עם: with
• להביא: to bring

Questions & Answers about אני אביא סלסלה עם פיתות, חומוס, טחינה וזיתים.

Why is אני used here? Doesn’t אביא already mean I will bring?

Yes. אביא already tells you the subject is I.

So Hebrew can say either:

• אביא סלסלה... = I’ll bring a basket...
• אני אביא סלסלה... = I’ll bring a basket...

Adding אני can make the subject clearer or slightly more emphatic, like I will bring it.

What does אביא mean exactly, and what verb is it from?

אביא means I will bring.

It comes from the verb להביא = to bring.

This is the 1st person singular future form:

• להביא = to bring
• אביא = I will bring

So Hebrew does not need a separate word for will here. The future meaning is built into the verb itself.

Why is there no separate word for will in this sentence?