על אף הפסקת החשמל, יש קפיצה בצריכה.

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Breakdown of על אף הפסקת החשמל, יש קפיצה בצריכה.

• קפיצה בצריכה: spike in consumption
• הפסקת חשמל: power outage
• על אף: despite

Questions & Answers about על אף הפסקת החשמל, יש קפיצה בצריכה.

What does על אף mean, and is it formal?

על אף means despite, in spite of, or notwithstanding.

It is a bit more formal than everyday למרות, which also means despite. In many contexts, they can be translated the same way:

• על אף הפסקת החשמל = despite the power outage
• למרות הפסקת החשמל = despite the power outage

So yes, על אף is correct, but it sounds slightly more formal or written.

Why is it הפסקת החשמל and not הפסקה החשמל?

This is the construct state in Hebrew, called סמיכות.

The base noun is הפסקה = interruption / outage / break.
When it is followed by another noun to mean the outage of the electricity, it changes to the construct form:

• הפסקה → הפסקת
• חשמל = electricity
• הפסקת חשמל = power outage / literally interruption of electricity

So הפסקת החשמל means the power outage.

Why is the ה attached to חשמל and not to הפסקת?