"אני מתפללת שהיא בסדר."

Translation: I pray that she is OK.

[BrunnoHC]

Does it mean something like "I hope that she is OK" or does it only mean literally to pray?

[Hamutaltul]

in this specific sentence the word מתפללת is used as a synonym for hope. if "the speaker" would actually pray for someone's health then the sentence would have been "אני מתפללת לשלומה".

[Laukinis]

I wonder too..

[lulubeck]

"All right" was counted wrong. I reported it.

[aadambialas]

Technically it should accept "I pray that she be OK" too :P

[rich739183]

Biawaz/aadambialas: No. Technically, your sentence is grammatically incorrect, using the wrong conjugation of the verb "to be" in the present tense.

[TaraPride]

I disagree. The grammar is fine, it's just a bit Shakespearean. Not many people use the subjunctive in English nowadays, which is what that is.

[rich739183]

Thanks, TaraPride, that's an interesting suggestion. I won't pretend to remember what little I might once have known about Shakespearean grammar, but in contemporary English I associate the present subjunctive with a forward-looking sentiment. Don't you think that the translation by Biawaz/aadambialas would be better for a Hebrew sentence in the future tense?

[stan369045]

what's wrong with "mitpallel"?

[lulubeck]

It would be okay if the speaker is a male.

[FlorenceAvalos]

I am praying that she is well. Is well the same as ok?

[rich739183]

Florence: "Well" is specific, usually to a person's health. "בסדר" is general, as are translations such as "okay", "alright", etc.