היא קלטה את ההסבר מהר.

היא means she. Hebrew verbs in the past tense already show gender and number, so קלטה by itself already tells you the subject is she. Still, Hebrew often includes the pronoun for clarity or emphasis.

So:

• קלטה = she understood / she caught on
• היא קלטה = she understood

Including היא sounds completely normal.

Here קלטה means something like caught on, grasped, or understood.

This verb comes from לקלוט. Its basic idea is to absorb, to receive, or to take in, and in everyday Hebrew it is often used for mentally taking in information.

So in this sentence, קלטה is a natural, slightly colloquial way to say that she understood the explanation.

The ending -ה marks third person feminine singular in the past tense.

With the verb לקלוט in the past:

• הוא קלט = he understood / caught on
• היא קלטה = she understood / caught on

So the -ה tells you the subject is feminine singular.

את is the direct object marker. It is used before a definite direct object.

In this sentence:

• את ההסבר = the explanation as the object of the verb

Hebrew uses את when the object is definite, such as:

• את ההסבר = the explanation
• את הספר = the book
• את דנה = Dana

It usually is not translated into English.

ההסבר means the explanation. The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to the.

So:

• הסבר = an explanation / explanation
• ההסבר = the explanation

Because the object is definite, Hebrew also uses את, which is why you get את ההסבר.

Here מהר means quickly.

It functions as an adverb describing how she understood the explanation.

So:

• היא קלטה את ההסבר מהר = she grasped the explanation quickly

A useful note: without vowel marks, מהר could theoretically be read in other ways in other contexts, but here the meaning is clearly quickly, pronounced maher.

It can overlap with all of those, depending on context.

In everyday Hebrew, לקלוט often means:

• to catch on
• to take in
• to grasp
• to understand

Compared with הבינה from להבין:

• הבינה is the more straightforward understood
• קלטה often feels a little more like got it or caught on

So in this sentence, קלטה suggests she took in the explanation quickly and got the point.

Yes, this is a very normal word order.

The sentence is:

• היא = subject
• קלטה = verb
• את ההסבר = object
• מהר = adverb

So it follows a common pattern:

Subject + Verb + Object + Adverb

Hebrew word order is somewhat flexible, but this version sounds natural and neutral.

Yes. Hebrew allows some flexibility.

For example:

• היא קלטה מהר את ההסבר
• את ההסבר היא קלטה מהר

These can all be grammatical, but they may shift emphasis slightly.

The original sentence, היא קלטה את ההסבר מהר, is a very natural neutral way to say it.

No, you do not always have to include it.

Hebrew often drops subject pronouns when the verb already makes the subject clear. So:

• קלטה את ההסבר מהר can also mean she grasped the explanation quickly

However, including היא is very common and can make the sentence clearer, especially for emphasis or in conversation.

It is natural everyday Hebrew, leaning slightly colloquial because of קלטה.

If you wanted something a bit more neutral or formal, you might use הבינה:

• היא הבינה את ההסבר מהר

That means essentially the same thing, but קלטה feels a little more like she got it quickly.

The infinitive is לקלוט.

The root is usually given as ק־ל־ט.

This root is connected with ideas like receiving, absorbing, taking in, or picking up. That is why the verb can be used both for physical or technical reception and for mental understanding.

Examples in other contexts:

• המכשיר קולט אות = the device receives a signal
• היא קלטה את הרעיון = she got the idea

You would change both the pronoun and the past-tense verb form:

• הוא קלט את ההסבר מהר = he grasped the explanation quickly

Compare:

• היא קלטה את ההסבר מהר = she grasped the explanation quickly
• הוא קלט את ההסבר מהר = he grasped the explanation quickly

The object and adverb stay the same.