קבענו פגישת מעקב.

קבענו means we set, we scheduled, we arranged, or we agreed on, depending on context.

In this sentence, it is best understood as we scheduled or we arranged.

Grammatically, קבענו is:

• past tense
• 1st person plural
• from the root ק-ב-ע

So literally, it is we scheduled / we set.

In Hebrew, the verb itself usually already shows the subject.

So קבענו already means we scheduled:

• קבעתי = I scheduled
• קבעת = you scheduled
• קבענו = we scheduled

Because of that, Hebrew often does not need an explicit pronoun like אנחנו.

You could say אנחנו קבענו פגישת מעקב, but in most normal situations, קבענו פגישת מעקב is enough.

The basic form is פגישה = meeting / appointment.

פגישת is the construct form (called smikhut in Hebrew).
That means it is the form used when one noun is connected to another noun, like:

• פגישה = a meeting
• פגישת מעקב = a follow-up meeting

So פגישת by itself is not a separate dictionary word; it is the construct form of פגישה.

Literally, it means something like a meeting of follow-up.

In smoother English, that becomes:

• a follow-up meeting
• a follow-up appointment

This is a very common Hebrew noun-noun structure:

• בית ספר = school (literally house of book historically)
• חדר ישיבות = meeting room
• פגישת מעקב = follow-up meeting

So מעקב is functioning like the noun that defines what kind of meeting it is.

מעקב means follow-up, monitoring, or tracking, depending on context.

In medical or administrative contexts, it often means follow-up:

• בדיקת מעקב = follow-up check/exam
• פגישת מעקב = follow-up meeting/appointment

The root is related to the idea of following or keeping track of something.

Because את is normally used only before a definite direct object.

Here, פגישת מעקב is indefinite:

• קבענו פגישת מעקב = We scheduled a follow-up meeting

So there is no את.

If it were definite, you would usually use את:

• קבענו את פגישת המעקב = We scheduled the follow-up meeting

That is one of the most common reasons Hebrew learners do or do not see את.

Because the sentence is probably talking about a follow-up meeting, not the follow-up meeting.

• פגישת מעקב = a follow-up meeting
• פגישת המעקב or את פגישת המעקב = the follow-up meeting

In a construct phrase, definiteness is often shown on the second noun:

• פגישת מעקב = a follow-up meeting
• פגישת המעקב = the follow-up meeting

So even though the ה is not on פגישת, the whole phrase can still become definite through the second word.

A common pronunciation would be:

Kavánu pgishát ma'akáv.

A more detailed breakdown:

• קבענו = ka-VA-nu
• פגישת = pgi-SHAT
• מעקב = ma-a-KAV

Notes:

• The פ in פגישת here is pronounced p, not f
• מעקב has a slight break between ma and a, because of the letters involved

If you prefer a smoother learner-friendly transliteration: Kavanu pgishat ma'akav

It can be either.

פגישה is often used for:

• a meeting
• an appointment
• sometimes even a date or arranged meetup, depending on context

So פגישת מעקב could be translated as:

• follow-up meeting
• follow-up appointment

The best English choice depends on the situation:

• business context: follow-up meeting
• medical context: follow-up appointment

Yes. קבע is a very flexible verb.

Depending on context, it can mean:

• set
• schedule
• arrange
• fix
• determine
• agree on

In this sentence, because the object is פגישת מעקב, the natural English choice is scheduled or arranged.

So the Hebrew is simple, but the most natural English translation depends on context.

Yes, very normal.

קבענו פגישת מעקב follows a common Hebrew pattern:

verb + object

That is extremely natural in Hebrew, especially in everyday speech.

You could also hear other word orders in certain contexts for emphasis, but this version is the most straightforward and standard.

You would change the verb form:

• קבעתי פגישת מעקב = I scheduled a follow-up meeting
• קבעת פגישת מעקב = you scheduled a follow-up meeting (to a male)
• קבעת פגישת מעקב = you scheduled a follow-up meeting (to a female; same spelling in unpointed Hebrew)
• קבענו פגישת מעקב = we scheduled a follow-up meeting

So the noun phrase stays the same; only the verb changes.

Normally, no.

The natural Hebrew form is פגישת מעקב, because Hebrew uses the construct form to link the two nouns.

So:

• correct: פגישת מעקב
• not natural in standard Hebrew: פגישה מעקב

This is a very important pattern to get used to:

• ישיבת צוות = team meeting
• כרטיס אשראי = credit card
• פגישת מעקב = follow-up meeting

Whenever Hebrew connects two nouns this way, the first noun often changes form.