אם אני טועה, תגיד לי.

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Breakdown of אם אני טועה, תגיד לי.

• לי: to me
• אם: if
• להגיד: to tell

Questions & Answers about אם אני טועה, תגיד לי.

What is the word-for-word breakdown of אם אני טועה, תגיד לי?

A natural breakdown is:

• אם = if
• אני = I
• טועה = mistaken / wrong / making a mistake
• תגיד = say / tell (masculine singular command)
• לי = to me

So literally, it is something like:

If I am mistaken, tell me.

In natural English, that is often translated as:

• If I'm wrong, tell me.
• Tell me if I'm wrong.

Depending on context, both can work.

Why is there no Hebrew word for am in אני טועה?

Because in the present tense, Hebrew normally does not use a separate verb meaning to be.

So:

• אני טועה = literally I mistaken / I wrong
• but in English we say I am mistaken or I am wrong

This is very normal in Hebrew. Compare:

• אני עייף = I am tired
• היא שמחה = She is happy
• אנחנו בבית = We are at home

In all of these, there is no present-tense am/is/are word.