הבלם והרגלית תקינים.

Because in present-tense Hebrew, the verb to be is usually left out.

So הבלם והרגלית תקינים literally looks like:

the brake and the foot lever/pedal — functional / in good condition

But in natural English, we translate it with are:

The brake and the pedal are in good condition.

If you wanted past or future, Hebrew would normally use forms of היה:

• הבלם והרגלית היו תקינים = The brake and the pedal were in good condition
• הבלם והרגלית יהיו תקינים = The brake and the pedal will be in good condition

• ה־ means the
• ו־ means and

So:

• הבלם = the brake
• והרגלית = and the foot lever/pedal

In והרגלית, the ו־ is attached directly to the next word, which is very normal in Hebrew spelling.

Because in Hebrew, when both nouns are definite, each one usually gets its own definite article.

So Hebrew says:

הבלם והרגלית

literally: the brake and the pedal

That is more natural than leaving ה־ off the second noun. If you said:

הבלם ורגלית

it would sound more like: the brake and a pedal / foot lever

So the repeated ה־ tells you both items are specific and definite.

Because it describes two things together: הבלם + הרגלית.

Even though each noun is singular by itself, together they form a compound subject, so the adjective must be plural.

Compare:

• הבלם תקין = The brake is in good condition
• הרגלית תקינה = The pedal is in good condition
• הבלם והרגלית תקינים = The brake and the pedal are in good condition

Because Hebrew uses masculine plural for a mixed group.

Here:

• בלם is masculine
• רגלית is feminine

When a masculine noun and a feminine noun are grouped together, Hebrew normally uses the masculine plural form:

• masculine plural: תקינים
• feminine plural: תקינות

So תקינים is exactly what you expect with a mixed-gender subject.

Because here תקינים is a predicate adjective — it is telling you the condition of the subject:

The brake and the pedal are functional / are in good condition.

Predicate adjectives in Hebrew usually do not take ה־.

So:

• הבלם והרגלית תקינים = The brake and the pedal are in good condition

But if the adjective were directly modifying the noun inside a noun phrase, it would usually be definite too:

• הבלמים התקינים = the functional / properly working brakes

That is a different structure.

The adjective changes for gender and number:

• תקין = masculine singular
• תקינה = feminine singular
• תקינים = masculine plural
• תקינות = feminine plural

So you can compare:

• הבלם תקין = The brake is in good condition
• הרגלית תקינה = The pedal is in good condition
• הבלם והרגלית תקינים = The brake and the pedal are in good condition

This is a very useful pattern to learn, because Hebrew adjectives regularly agree like this.

This sentence uses a very normal Hebrew pattern:

subject + adjective

So:

• הבלם והרגלית = the subject
• תקינים = the predicate adjective

That makes the sentence feel neutral and straightforward.

Hebrew often does this in present-tense descriptions:

• הדלת פתוחה = The door is open
• המפתחות על השולחן = The keys are on the table
• הבלם והרגלית תקינים = The brake and the pedal are in good condition

A simple pronunciation guide is:

ha-BE-lem ve-ha-rag-LIT tki-NIM

A slightly more careful transliteration would be:

ha-bélem ve-ha-raglít t'kiním

A few helpful notes:

• הבלם = ha-bélem
• והרגלית = ve-ha-raglít
• תקינים starts with a consonant cluster, so learners often hear it like t'ki-nim

It can definitely mean working properly, functional, in order, or in good condition, depending on context.

So in a sentence about parts or equipment, תקינים usually means something like:

• working properly
• functional
• in good condition
• serviceable

That is why it is a very common word in technical, mechanical, and official contexts.