אני מתכוון לצאת מוקדם כדי להגיע בזמן.

מתכוון means intend, plan, or mean to.

So אני מתכוון לצאת מוקדם means I intend to leave early or I’m planning to leave early.

A useful nuance:

• רוצה = want
• מתכוון = intend / plan

So מתכוון sounds more definite than just want.

In this sentence, אני is usually needed because מתכוון is a present-tense form, and Hebrew present tense does not clearly show person the way English does.

מתכוון tells you:

• masculine
• singular

But it does not by itself tell you whether the subject is I, you, or he.

So:

• אני מתכוון = I intend
• אתה מתכוון = you intend
• הוא מתכוון = he intends

That is why the subject pronoun is normally stated here.

Because מתכוון is the masculine singular form.

If the speaker is female, it would be:

אני מתכוונת לצאת מוקדם כדי להגיע בזמן.

So the form changes according to the speaker’s gender in the present tense.

Yes. In modern Hebrew, מתכוון is the present form of להתכוון.

Hebrew present-tense forms often behave a bit like participles, so depending on context, אני מתכוון can mean:

• I intend
• I am intending
• I’m planning

In natural English, I intend or I’m planning is usually the best translation here.

Because they are infinitives.

In Hebrew, the infinitive usually begins with ל־, which often corresponds to English to:

• לצאת = to leave / to go out
• להגיע = to arrive / to get to

So after מתכוון, Hebrew uses an infinitive just like English does:

• I intend to leave
• אני מתכוון לצאת

Because להתכוון is commonly followed by an infinitive to say what someone intends to do.

Pattern:

• מתכוון + infinitive

Examples:

• אני מתכוון ללמוד = I intend to study
• היא מתכוונת לקנות ספר = She intends to buy a book

So מתכוון לצאת simply means intend to leave.

כדי introduces a purpose: in order to, so as to.

So:

• כדי להגיע בזמן = in order to arrive on time

It explains why the speaker intends to leave early.

A very literal breakdown is:

• I intend to leave early
• in order to arrive on time

Both are possible, but they are different structures.

1. כדי + infinitive

   • כדי להגיע בזמן
   • in order to arrive on time

2. כדי ש־ + finite verb

   • כדי שאגיע בזמן
   • so that I arrive on time

In your sentence, Hebrew uses the more compact infinitive structure, which is very common.

So:

• אני מתכוון לצאת מוקדם כדי להגיע בזמן = natural and standard

Here מוקדם is being used adverbially, meaning early.

It describes when the action happens:

• to leave early

It is not describing a noun, so it does not change to match the speaker’s gender.

That means both a male and a female speaker can say:

• לצאת מוקדם = to leave early

For example:

• אני מתכוון לצאת מוקדם — male speaker
• אני מתכוונת לצאת מוקדם — female speaker

Notice that מתכוון / מתכוונת changes, but מוקדם stays the same.

Here בזמן means on time.

So:

• להגיע בזמן = to arrive on time

Literally, ב־ means in / at, and זמן means time, but together this phrase is best understood as a set expression:

• on time
• sometimes also in time, depending on context

In this sentence, on time is the most natural meaning.

Yes, Hebrew word order is somewhat flexible, but the original sentence is a very natural, neutral order:

אני מתכוון לצאת מוקדם כדי להגיע בזמן.

That said, you could move the purpose phrase for emphasis:

• כדי להגיע בזמן, אני מתכוון לצאת מוקדם.

This means the same thing, but it emphasizes the goal first.

Still, for everyday Hebrew, the original order is the most straightforward.

No, not exactly.

• רוצה = want
• מתכוון = intend / plan

Compare:

• אני רוצה לצאת מוקדם = I want to leave early
• אני מתכוון לצאת מוקדם = I intend / plan to leave early

So מתכוון suggests a more concrete intention, not just a desire.

It is neutral and completely natural.

It works well in:

• everyday conversation
• written Hebrew
• standard spoken Hebrew

It is neither especially formal nor especially slangy. A native speaker would find it normal and clear.