אני מברישה את הכלב בבוקר.

מברישה is the present-tense feminine singular form of the verb להבריש, which means to brush.

So this sentence is being said by a female speaker:

• אני מברישה = I brush / I am brushing said by a woman

If the speaker were male, it would be:

• אני מבריש את הכלב בבוקר.

Hebrew present-tense verbs usually agree with the subject in gender and number, even with I.

Yes, Hebrew can often leave out subject pronouns when they are understood from the verb form or context.

So both of these are possible:

• אני מברישה את הכלב בבוקר.
• מברישה את הכלב בבוקר.

Including אני can make the sentence:

• clearer
• more explicit
• slightly more emphatic

For learners, it is very common and helpful to include the pronoun.

It can mean both.

Hebrew present tense usually covers both:

• I brush the dog in the morning
• I am brushing the dog in the morning

The exact meaning depends on context.

In this sentence, because of בבוקר (in the morning), many learners will understand it as a habitual action:

• I brush the dog in the morning

But it could also describe something happening now, depending on the situation.

את here is the direct object marker. It does not mean you in this sentence.

Hebrew uses את before a definite direct object.

So:

• את הכלב = the direct object the dog

You use את because הכלב means the dog, which is definite.

Compare:

• אני מברישה כלב. = I brush a dog.
  No את, because dog is not definite.
• אני מברישה את הכלב. = I brush the dog.
  את is required.

Because Hebrew normally marks a definite direct object with את.

The verb מברישה is acting on the dog, so the dog is the direct object. Since it is definite (the dog, not just a dog), Hebrew adds את before it.

This is one of the most important Hebrew grammar patterns:

• verb + את
  • definite object

Examples:

• אני רואה את הילד. = I see the boy.
• היא שוטפת את המכונית. = She washes the car.
• אני מברישה את הכלב. = I brush the dog.

Because it is made from:

• ב־ = in
• הבוקר = the morning

When ב־ joins a word with ה־ (the), they combine:

• ב + הבוקר = בבוקר

So בבוקר literally means in the morning.

This kind of combination is very common in Hebrew:

• בבית = in the house
• בספר = in the book
• בבוקר = in the morning

Hebrew often uses the definite article in time expressions where English also does, but the structure may feel a little different to learners.

בבוקר is the normal way to say:

• in the morning
• sometimes in the mornings, depending on context

It is a standard time expression, just like:

• בצהריים = in the afternoon / at noon
• בערב = in the evening
• בלילה = at night / in the night

So the ה in בבוקר is not unusual—it is simply part of the normal expression.

This word order is very natural and neutral:

• אני מברישה את הכלב בבוקר.

Hebrew word order is somewhat flexible, but changing it can shift emphasis.

For example:

• בבוקר אני מברישה את הכלב. = In the morning, I brush the dog.
  This emphasizes the time.
• את הכלב אני מברישה בבוקר. = The dog, I brush in the morning.
  This emphasizes the dog.

So the original sentence is a standard, unmarked way to say it.

מברישה is pronounced approximately mav-ree-sha.

The initial מ is part of the present-tense pattern of this verb. Many Hebrew present-tense forms, especially in certain verb patterns, begin with מ.

The base verb is:

• להבריש = to brush

Present tense:

• מבריש = brushing / brushes, masculine singular
• מברישה = brushing / brushes, feminine singular

So the מ is not a separate word—it is built into the verb form.

Here are the main variations:

• אני מבריש את הכלב בבוקר.
  I brush the dog in the morning.
  Male speaker

• אנחנו מברישים את הכלב בבוקר.
  We brush the dog in the morning.

• היא מברישה את הכלב בבוקר.
  She brushes the dog in the morning.

• הוא מבריש את הכלב בבוקר.
  He brushes the dog in the morning.

This shows how the present-tense verb changes according to gender and number.

It can be either, because Hebrew present tense does not make a strict grammatical distinction between:

• simple present: I brush
• present progressive: I am brushing

With בבוקר, the sentence often sounds like a routine or habit:

• I brush the dog in the morning

But in the right context, it could also mean:

• I am brushing the dog this morning

Context tells you which meaning is intended.

No. In this sentence, את is definitely the direct object marker, not the pronoun you.

Hebrew has two different words spelled את:

1. את = you (feminine singular)
2. את = marker before a definite direct object

In אני מברישה את הכלב, it must be the second one, because it is followed by הכלב and marks the dog as the direct object.

Yes, you could say a dog, but the grammar changes.

• אני מברישה את הכלב בבוקר. = I brush the dog in the morning.
• אני מברישה כלב בבוקר. = I brush a dog in the morning.

Notice:

• with the dog → use את
• with a dog → no את

So definiteness in Hebrew affects both:

1. whether the noun gets ה־
2. whether the direct object marker את is used