בפגישת המעקב הפיזיותרפיסט בודק את התפקוד היומיומי.

Because this is a construct phrase in Hebrew, called סמיכות.

• פגישה = a meeting / an appointment
• In construct form, פגישה becomes פגישת
• Then it is followed by the second noun: המעקב = the follow-up / monitoring

So:

• פגישת המעקב = the follow-up appointment
• Literally: the appointment of the follow-up

This is a very common Hebrew structure.
For many feminine nouns ending in ־ה, the ending changes to ־ת in construct:

• שפה → שפת
• עבודה → עבודת
• פגישה → פגישת

Using של would also be possible in some contexts, but here סמיכות sounds more natural and standard.

In a construct phrase, definiteness is usually marked on the second noun, not the first.

So:

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

Even though פגישת has no ה־, the whole phrase is understood as definite because the second noun, המעקב, is definite.

This is a key feature of Hebrew construct phrases.

מעקב means follow-up, monitoring, or ongoing observation.

In medical contexts, פגישת מעקב usually means:

• a follow-up appointment
• an appointment that happens after earlier treatment or evaluation, to check progress

So in this sentence, פגישת המעקב is not just any meeting. It is specifically a medical or therapeutic follow-up session.

In Hebrew, the present tense often covers both:

• checks
• is checking

So בודק can mean:

• checks
• is checking
• sometimes even does check, depending on context

Here, English might translate it as either:

• the physiotherapist checks
• the physiotherapist is checking

Both are possible, but in a sentence like this, English often uses the simple present for a general description:
In the follow-up appointment, the physiotherapist checks the daily functioning.

Because בודק is the masculine singular present-tense form.

It agrees with הפיזיותרפיסט, which is grammatically masculine:

• הפיזיותרפיסט בודק = the male physiotherapist checks

If the subject were feminine, you would say:

• הפיזיותרפיסטית בודקת = the female physiotherapist checks

So the verb has to match the gender and number of the subject.

Grammatically, yes: פיזיותרפיסט is masculine singular.

• פיזיותרפיסט = male physiotherapist / physiotherapist (masculine form)
• פיזיותרפיסטית = female physiotherapist

In some contexts, masculine forms can be used generically in Hebrew, but in a straightforward sentence like this, learners should understand הפיזיותרפיסט as a masculine singular noun.

את marks a definite direct object.

The object here is התפקוד היומיומי = the daily functioning, which is definite because it has ה־.

So Hebrew uses את:

• הפיזיותרפיסט בודק את התפקוד היומיומי

Compare:

• אני קורא ספר = I read a book
• אני קורא את הספר = I read the book

So את does not mean a separate English word here. It simply marks that the direct object is definite.

תפקוד means functioning or performance of function.

In medical, therapeutic, or rehabilitation contexts, it often refers to how well someone manages physically or practically in everyday life.

So התפקוד היומיומי means something like:

• daily functioning
• everyday functioning
• ability to function in daily life

It is a common word in healthcare Hebrew.

Because the sentence is talking about a specific daily functioning: the daily functioning.

In Hebrew, when the noun is definite, the adjective usually also becomes definite.

So:

• תפקוד יומיומי = daily functioning
• התפקוד היומיומי = the daily functioning

This is normal adjective agreement in Hebrew:

• noun + adjective
• and if the noun is definite, the adjective also takes ה־

For example:

• ספר טוב = a good book
• הספר הטוב = the good book

Likewise:

• תפקוד יומיומי
• התפקוד היומיומי

Because in Hebrew, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.

So:

• תפקוד יומיומי = functioning daily / daily functioning
• literally: functioning daily

This is the normal Hebrew word order for noun + adjective.

Examples:

• ילד קטן = a small boy
• בית גדול = a big house
• תפקוד יומיומי = daily functioning

English often puts adjectives before the noun, but Hebrew usually puts them after.

יומיומי means daily, day-to-day, or everyday.

It comes from יום = day, and its form gives the sense of something habitual or occurring every day.

So:

• חיים יומיומיים = daily life
• פעילות יומיומית = daily activity
• תפקוד יומיומי = daily functioning

It may look repetitive to an English speaker, but it is just a normal Hebrew adjective.

Hebrew word order is fairly flexible, and it is very common to start with a time, place, or context phrase.

So:

• בפגישת המעקב הפיזיותרפיסט בודק את התפקוד היומיומי

literally feels like:

• In the follow-up appointment, the physiotherapist checks the daily functioning.

Starting with בפגישת המעקב sets the scene first.
A more neutral subject-first order is also possible:

• הפיזיותרפיסט בודק את התפקוד היומיומי בפגישת המעקב

Both are grammatical, but the original sentence emphasizes the context first.

A natural pronunciation is:

be-f'gi-shat ha-ma'a-kav ha-fi-zyo-te-ra-pist bo-dek et ha-tif-kud ha-yo-myó-mi

A slower breakdown:

• בפגישת = befgishat
• המעקב = hama'akov
• הפיזיותרפיסט = haphizyoterapist
• בודק = bodek
• את = et
• התפקוד = hatifkud
• היומיומי = hayomyomi

If you want, I can also give the sentence with full vowel markings (nikud) or a word-by-word breakdown.