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Learn Hardcore Hebrew: כמובן שאני באה. - Of course I am coming.

Hardcore Hebrew
/Talking about a football match
/כמובן שאני באה.

כמובן שאני באה.

Word

כמובן שאני באה.

Meaning

Of course I am coming.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Hebrew

Lesson

Talking about a football match

Breakdown of כמובן שאני באה.

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Questions & Answers about כמובן שאני באה.

Why is it באה and not בא?

Because באה is the feminine singular form of בא / באה in the present tense.

אני בא = I am coming / I come if the speaker is male
אני באה = I am coming / I come if the speaker is female

So this sentence is being said by a female speaker.

What does שאני mean?

שאני is made of two parts:

ש־ = that
אני = I

So שאני literally means that I.

In this sentence, כמובן שאני באה is literally something like Of course that I am coming, but in natural English we just say Of course I’m coming.

Is the ש־ really necessary here?

Not always. Hebrew often uses ש־ after words like כמובן very naturally, but you may also hear:

כמובן שאני באה
כמובן, אני באה

Both are possible.

Using ש־ can make the sentence feel a bit more connected and natural in everyday speech. It is very common.

Why is there no word for am in the sentence?

In Hebrew, the present tense does not use a separate verb like English am / is / are.

So:

אני באה literally looks like I coming
but it means I am coming or I come

This is normal in Hebrew. The present-tense form itself carries the meaning.

Does באה mean I am coming or I come?

It can mean either one, depending on context.

Hebrew present tense often covers both:

I am coming
I come

In this sentence, with כמובן, the natural meaning is usually Of course I’m coming.

Can a man say this sentence?

A man would usually say:

כמובן שאני בא.

The only difference is the gender of the verb:

באה = feminine
בא = masculine

What exactly does כמובן mean?

כמובן means of course.

It is a very common word used to show that something is obvious, expected, or natural.

Examples:

כמובן = of course
כן, כמובן = yes, of course

In your sentence, it sets the tone right away: Of course...

Is the word order special here?

The word order is very natural.

כמובן שאני באה = Of course I’m coming

Hebrew often puts an adverb like כמובן at the beginning of the sentence.

You could also hear other arrangements in some contexts, but this version is straightforward and common.

How do you pronounce כמובן שאני באה?

A simple pronunciation guide is:

ka-mu-VAN she-a-NI ba-A

Roughly:

כמובן = ka-mu-VAN
שאני = she-a-NI
באה = ba-A

The stress is usually on:

-van in כמובן
-ni in שאני
the final -a in באה

Can I leave out אני and just say כמובן שבאה?

Usually no, not if you mean Of course I’m coming.

That is because באה by itself shows gender and number, but not clearly person in the same way English does. So אני helps make it clear that the subject is I.

Also, באה without אני would usually be understood as she came / she is coming, depending on context, not I am coming.

So for I’m coming, say:

כמובן שאני באה

Why is אני inside שאני instead of standing alone?

Because ש־ attaches directly to the next word.

So instead of writing:

ש אני

Hebrew writes:

שאני

This is very common with ש־. It acts like a short attached word meaning that.

Is this sentence formal or casual?

It is neutral and very natural. It works well in everyday speech.

not overly formal
not slangy
completely normal in conversation

So if a female speaker wants to say Of course I’m coming, this is a very natural way to say it.

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