Word
האוטובוס אמור להגיע בשש וחצי.
Meaning
The bus is supposed to arrive at six thirty.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about האוטובוס אמור להגיע בשש וחצי.
What does אמור mean here, and why isn’t it translated literally as supposed every time?
In this sentence, אמור means something like is supposed to or is expected to.
So:
- האוטובוס אמור להגיע = the bus is supposed to arrive / the bus is expected to arrive
Literally, אמור comes from a word meaning said or meant, but in modern Hebrew this structure is very commonly used to express expectation, schedule, or obligation.
In everyday use, it often works like:
- אני אמור ללכת = I’m supposed to go
- הם אמורים לבוא = They’re supposed to come
So even if the exact English wording changes a little, the idea is usually expectation or what should happen.
Why is it אמור and not אמורה or אמורים?