על אף מועד התשלום הקרוב, ביקשתי תיקון חשבון.

על אף means despite or in spite of.

It is correct Hebrew, but it sounds a bit more formal or written than some everyday alternatives. In casual modern Hebrew, many speakers would more often use למרות.

So:

• על אף מועד התשלום הקרוב = despite the upcoming payment date
• A more conversational version might be למרות מועד התשלום הקרוב

Both are fine, but על אף has a slightly more formal tone.

מועד התשלום is a construct chain (called סמיכות in Hebrew), literally something like the date/time of the payment.

Hebrew often joins two nouns directly instead of using a word like of:

• מועד = date / time / occasion
• התשלום = the payment

So מועד התשלום means the payment date or the date of payment.

Using של is also possible in Hebrew in many contexts, but with expressions like this, the construct chain is usually more natural and more compact.

Because in a construct chain, the first noun usually does not take ה- directly.

So Hebrew says:

• מועד התשלום = the payment date

not:

• המועד התשלום in this structure

The whole phrase becomes definite because the second noun is definite:

• תשלום = payment
• התשלום = the payment

So once the second word is definite, the entire chain is understood as definite.

הקרוב means upcoming / near / approaching, and it modifies מועד as part of the whole phrase מועד התשלום הקרוב.

In Hebrew, adjectives normally come after the noun they describe, not before it as in English.

So:

• המועד הקרוב = the upcoming date
• מועד התשלום הקרוב = the upcoming payment date

In a construct chain, the adjective usually comes after the whole chain, not in the middle.

Because Hebrew adjectives agree with the noun phrase in definiteness, as well as gender and number.

Since מועד התשלום is definite, the adjective must also be definite:

• מועד התשלום הקרוב

If the noun phrase were indefinite, the adjective would also be indefinite:

• מועד תשלום קרוב = an upcoming payment date

So the ה- on הקרוב is there because it describes a definite noun phrase.

ביקשתי is the past tense, first person singular form of לבקש = to request / to ask for.

So it means:

• I requested
• I asked for

The ending -תי is a very common past-tense ending meaning I.

Examples:

• כתבתי = I wrote
• למדתי = I studied
• ביקשתי = I requested

Because Hebrew verbs usually already include the subject.

So ביקשתי by itself already means I requested. Hebrew often leaves out the independent pronoun אני unless it is needed for emphasis or contrast.

Compare:

• ביקשתי תיקון חשבון = I requested a bill correction
• אני ביקשתי תיקון חשבון = I requested a bill correction

The second version sounds more emphatic, like I requested it.

Because לבקש can take a direct object in Hebrew.

So Hebrew can say:

• ביקשתי עזרה = I asked for help
• ביקשתי הסבר = I asked for an explanation
• ביקשתי תיקון חשבון = I requested a bill correction

That is normal structure.

You can also find other patterns with לבקש, depending on what follows, but here the noun phrase works as the thing being requested.

חשבון can mean several related things, depending on context:

• bill, especially in a restaurant or service context
• account
• sometimes calculation in other contexts

So תיקון חשבון literally means something like correction of a bill/account.

In this sentence, the intended meaning is probably a correction to a bill or statement.

A useful thing to know is that in everyday Hebrew, speakers might also say something like:

• תיקון בחשבון
• תיקון של החשבון
• לבקש לתקן את החשבון

Those can sound a bit more natural in some contexts, but תיקון חשבון is understandable as a compact noun phrase.

Because the phrase is indefinite here.

• תיקון חשבון = a bill correction / a correction to a bill
• תיקון החשבון = the correction of the bill or the bill’s correction, depending on context

So the sentence is talking about requesting a correction, not referring to one already known and specific.

Putting that phrase first gives it emphasis. It sets up the contrast right away:

• Despite the upcoming payment date, ...

That is very natural in Hebrew, especially in somewhat formal or written style.

You could also place it later:

• ביקשתי תיקון חשבון על אף מועד התשלום הקרוב

But the original version sounds more structured and highlights the contrast more clearly.

The comma separates the opening contrast phrase from the main clause:

• על אף מועד התשלום הקרוב, ביקשתי תיקון חשבון.

This is similar to English punctuation after an introductory phrase.

In short, it helps readability and marks the pause before the main statement. In modern Hebrew punctuation, especially in formal writing, this is very normal.