כל אדם צריך עזרה לפעמים.

to need

Breakdown of כל אדם צריך עזרה לפעמים.

• לפעמים: sometimes
• כל: all
• עזרה: help

Questions & Answers about כל אדם צריך עזרה לפעמים.

What does each word in כל אדם צריך עזרה לפעמים mean?

A word-by-word breakdown:

• כל = every / all
• אדם = person, human being
• צריך = needs / need / literally is in need of
• עזרה = help
• לפעמים = sometimes

So the whole sentence means Every person needs help sometimes.

Why is צריך singular, not plural?

Because כל אדם means every person, and in Hebrew that is treated as singular.

So:

• כל אדם צריך = Every person needs
• not כל אדם צריכים

This is similar to English: we say Every person needs help, not Every person need help.

If you changed the subject to a plural phrase, then the verb/adjective would also be plural:

• כל האנשים צריכים עזרה לפעמים = All the people need help sometimes

Why is צריך masculine?