Placement of פשוט

[ehsawy]

Here is an example exchange from my Hebrew tutor:

?אתה בסדר
( Are you alright? )

כן, פשוט אני עייף מאוד
( Yes, I’m just really tired )

Does it matter if I say אני פשוט עייף מאוד? That would be my instinct as an English speaker.
Is there a difference in meaning depending on where פשוט is placed?

 

[shalom00]

There could be a difference in some cases, but in this case, there is no real difference.

 

[Drink]

I feel like פשוט אני עייף is like saying "it's just that I'm tired" and אני פשוט עייף is like saying "I'm just tired". In English these mean exactly the same thing.

 

[ehsawy]

Google Translate says "It's just that I'm tired" is זה פשוט שאני עייף.
So maybe it's more accurate to think of it as "I'm just tired" in terms of wording, except that in English we can't put the "just" first.

 

[amikama]

Google Translate says "It's just that I'm tired" is זה פשוט שאני עייף.

That translation is inaccurate and unnatural, maybe also confusing.

 

[ehsawy]

Thanks for letting me know, amikama!

 

[Drink]

Please don't rely on Google translate for these kinds of things.

 

[ehsawy]

Of course Google Translate is a lifeline for me as a beginner!!

 

[Drink]

It's good as a tool to help you find translations, but you always have to verify the translation if you want to rely on it.

 

[ehsawy]

It's good as a tool to help you find translations, but you always have to verify the translation if you want to rely on it.

I completely agree.