No. 649 in Hebrew
מקווים
"Hope" or "are hoping."
In a sentence
אנחנו מקווים שהמזג אוויר יהיה נעים מחר.
We hope the weather will be nice tomorrow.
Here, "מקווים" is the verb in the plural first person form, indicating 'we hope'.
הם מקווים שהשיחה תביא לפתרון.
They hope the conversation will bring a solution.
In this sentence, "מקווים" is the verb in the plural third person masculine form, meaning 'they hope'.
אני מקווה שהכל יתנהל כשורה.
I hope that everything will go well.
Here, "מקווה" is the singular first person form of the verb 'hope', indicating 'I hope'.
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