Word
אני שומרת בשבילך מקום ליד החלון.
Meaning
I am saving you a seat by the window.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about אני שומרת בשבילך מקום ליד החלון.
Why is it שומרת and not שומר?
Because the speaker is feminine singular.
In Hebrew present tense, the verb form agrees with the subject in gender and number.
So:
- אני שומרת = I am keeping / saving / reserving — said by a woman
- אני שומר = I am keeping / saving / reserving — said by a man
Even though אני means I for both men and women, the present-tense verb shows the speaker’s gender.
Does אני שומרת mean I keep, I am keeping, or I’m saving?
It can mean any of those, depending on context.
Hebrew does not normally have a separate form for I keep versus I am keeping in the present tense. The form שומרת can cover:
- a general present meaning: I keep
- a progressive meaning: I am keeping
- this specific idiomatic meaning: I’m saving / reserving
In this sentence, because of מקום after it, שומרת מקום is understood as saving/reserving a place or seat.
Why is אני written here? Could it be omitted?