אמור + Infinitive

Expected or Planned Actions

Level 5

אמור presents an action as expected or supposed to happen. The infinitive names the expected action.

How It Works

The Form Matches the Subject

Use אמור, אמורה, אמורים, אמורות with the subject’s gender and number. The next verb is an infinitive: היא אמורה להגיע and הן אמורות לשלוח הודעה.

An Expected Action

אמור presents an action as expected or supposed to happen. הפגישה אמורה להתחיל בשמונה reports the expected starting time. It reports an expectation rather than the completed action.

An Expectation in the Past

Add the appropriate form of היה for a past expectation: הייתי אמור להגיע מוקדם. In הייתי אמור להגיע מוקדם, אבל התעכבתי, the second clause tells us that the speaker was delayed.

Examples (4)

  1. היא אמורה להגיע בשמונה.

    She is expected to arrive at eight.

    The modal word agrees with the female subject.

  2. הפגישה אמורה להתחיל בשמונה.

    The meeting is supposed to start at eight.

    The sentence reports a schedule or expectation.

  3. הן אמורות לשלוח הודעה.

    They are supposed to send a message.

    אמורות agrees with an all-female group.

  4. הייתי אמור להגיע מוקדם, אבל התעכבתי.

    I was supposed to arrive early, but I was delayed.

    The second clause supplies the failed timing outcome.

Common Mistakes

  • Using a singular modal with a stated plural female group.

    הן אמורה להגיע.
    הן אמורות להגיע.

    The modal agrees with הן in feminine plural.

How It Connects

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אמור + InfinitiveLevel 5Expected or Planned Actions

Learn This First

Express an expectation or obligation without claiming that the event actually occurs.