Breakdown of כמו שכתוב בחשבון החשמל, התעריף שונה.
Questions & Answers about כמו שכתוב בחשבון החשמל, התעריף שונה.
In the present tense, Hebrew usually does not use a separate word for to be.
So:
- התעריף שונה = The tariff/rate is different
- literally, it is just the tariff different
This is completely normal in Hebrew.
If you wanted past or future, then Hebrew would use forms of היה / יהיה:
- התעריף היה שונה = The tariff was different
- התעריף יהיה שונה = The tariff will be different
כמו שכתוב means as written or as it is written.
It breaks down like this:
- כמו = like / as
- ש־ = that / which / as
- כתוב = written
So the whole phrase means something like:
- as written
- as is written
- just as it says
This is a very common Hebrew expression when referring to something written in a text, bill, sign, contract, message, and so on.