על אף בדיקת המונה, התקלה במונה עדיין קיימת.

על אף means despite or in spite of.

It is correct and natural, but it sounds a bit more formal or written than some everyday alternatives. A very common synonym is למרות.

So:

• על אף בדיקת המונה = despite the inspection/checking of the meter
• למרות בדיקת המונה = same basic meaning

A useful distinction:

• על אף is followed by a noun phrase
  • על אף בדיקת המונה
• אף על פי ש־ is followed by a full clause
  • אף על פי שבדקו את המונה... = even though they checked the meter...

The basic noun is בדיקה = inspection / check / examination.

When Hebrew puts one noun directly before another noun to mean the X of Y, the first noun often changes into the construct state (called סמיכות). Here:

• בדיקה → בדיקת
• בדיקת המונה = the inspection of the meter / the meter inspection

So בדיקת is not a different word; it is the construct form of בדיקה.

You could also say:

• בדיקה של המונה

That is less compact and often a little less formal.

This is a very common Hebrew question.

In a construct chain, the first noun usually does not take the definite article. The definiteness of the whole phrase is determined by the second noun.

So:

• בדיקת המונה = the inspection of the meter
• not הבדיקת המונה

Because המונה is definite, the whole phrase is definite.

Compare:

• בדיקת מונה = a meter inspection / inspection of a meter
• בדיקת המונה = the inspection of the meter

So even without ה־ on בדיקת, the whole phrase can still be definite.

Because Hebrew prepositions like ב־ (in / at / on), ל־ (to / for), and כ־ (as / like) attach directly to the word, and when they combine with ה־, they contract.

So:

• ב + ה + מונה → במונה
• pronounced roughly ba-mone

This is the normal pattern:

• בבית = in the house
• לילד = to the boy
• כמלך = as the king

So במונה is exactly what you should expect for in the meter or with the meter.

It is the same noun, but it plays two different grammatical roles.

1. בדיקת המונה

   • המונה is part of a construct phrase
   • meaning: inspection of the meter

2. התקלה במונה

   • במונה is a prepositional phrase
   • meaning: the fault in the meter or the fault with the meter

So the repetition is not strange in Hebrew. English might sometimes avoid repeating meter, but Hebrew often keeps it for clarity.

In the present tense, Hebrew usually does not use a separate verb for to be.

So instead of saying something like the fault is still existing, Hebrew simply says:

• התקלה במונה עדיין קיימת

Literally, קיימת means existing / present / in existence, but in natural English here it comes out as still exists or is still present.

This is normal Hebrew structure.

Compare:

• הבעיה גדולה = the problem is big
• הדלת פתוחה = the door is open
• התקלה קיימת = the fault exists / is present

In past or future, Hebrew does use forms of to be, such as הייתה or תהיה.

Because it agrees with התקלה, and תקלה is a feminine singular noun.

So Hebrew uses the feminine singular form:

• קיימת = feminine singular

Compare:

• התקלה קיימת = the fault still exists
• הנזק קיים = the damage still exists
  Here נזק is masculine, so the form is קיים.

This kind of agreement is very important in Hebrew. Adjectives and similar predicate words often match the noun in gender and number.

עדיין means still.

In this sentence, it modifies קיימת:

• התקלה במונה עדיין קיימת = the fault in the meter still exists

Its position is fairly natural and neutral here. Hebrew word order is somewhat flexible, but this placement is the most straightforward.

Possible alternatives exist, but they may sound less neutral:

• התקלה במונה קיימת עדיין — possible, but a bit less standard in tone
• עדיין התקלה במונה קיימת — possible in special contexts, but not the most natural default order

So for a learner, the given order is a good model to follow.

Yes, that is the basic idea.

The preposition ב־ often means in, but in technical or problem-related contexts it can also feel like in, with, or affecting.

So התקלה במונה can be understood as:

• the malfunction in the meter
• the fault with the meter

Hebrew often uses ב־ in places where English might choose a different preposition.

So do not expect a one-to-one match with English in every time. Here it is completely natural Hebrew.

Yes. A few natural alternatives are:

• למרות בדיקת המונה, התקלה במונה עדיין קיימת.
  Same meaning, slightly more everyday than על אף.

• למרות שבדקו את המונה, התקלה עדיין קיימת.
  Even though they checked the meter, the fault still exists.
  This sounds more conversational and less compact.

So the original sentence is correct, but it has a somewhat formal, written style.