Questions & Answers about אני לא מכירה את המושג.
What does each word in אני לא מכירה את המושג mean?
Word by word:
- אני — I
- לא — not
- מכירה — know / am familiar with (said by a female speaker)
- את — the marker used before a definite direct object
- המושג — the concept / the term / the notion
So the sentence literally breaks down as:
I + not + am familiar with + [direct object marker] + the concept
Why is it מכירה and not some other form?
מכירה is the present tense feminine singular form of the verb להכיר.
Since Hebrew present-tense verbs agree with the subject in gender and number, a female speaker says:
- אני מכירה — I know / I am familiar with
A male speaker would say:
- אני מכיר
So this sentence tells you that the speaker is female.
How would a man say the same sentence?
A man would say:
אני לא מכיר את המושג.
The only change is:
- מכירה → מכיר
Everything else stays the same.