המערכת מחייבת להקליד קוד חדש.

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Breakdown of המערכת מחייבת להקליד קוד חדש.

• להקליד: to type
• קוד: code
• מערכת: system

Questions & Answers about המערכת מחייבת להקליד קוד חדש.

Why is מחייבת in the feminine form?

Because the subject is המערכת (the system), and מערכת is a feminine singular noun in Hebrew.

So the verb has to agree with it:

• המערכת מחייבת = the system requires
• If the subject were masculine, you would expect מחייב

This is very common in Hebrew: verbs in the present tense agree with the subject in gender and number.

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What exactly does מחייבת mean here?

Here, מחייבת means requires, obliges, or makes it necessary.

It comes from the root used in לחייב, which can mean things like:

• to require
• to obligate
• sometimes to charge (for money), in other contexts

In this sentence, the meaning is clearly:

• המערכת מחייבת... = the system requires...

So the context tells you it is not about money here.

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Why is להקליד used instead of a normal present-tense verb?