Questions & Answers about אני מתכוון לצאת מוקדם כדי להגיע בזמן.
What does מתכוון mean in this sentence?
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.
Why is אני included? Could Hebrew leave it out?
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.
Why is it מתכוון and not מתכוונת?