Word
קבלן השיפוצים שלח הצעת מחיר מפורטת.
Meaning
The renovation contractor sent a detailed quotation.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of קבלן השיפוצים שלח הצעת מחיר מפורטת.
לשלוח
to send
קבלן שיפוציםkablan shiputsim
renovation contractor
הצעת מחיר מפורטתhatza'at mechir meforetet
detailed quotation
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Questions & Answers about קבלן השיפוצים שלח הצעת מחיר מפורטת.
Why is it קבלן השיפוצים and not הקבלן השיפוצים?
This is because קבלן השיפוצים is a construct chain (called סמיכות in Hebrew).
The basic idea is:
- קבלן = contractor
- השיפוצים = the renovations
Together, קבלן השיפוצים means the renovations contractor, more naturally in English the renovation contractor.
In a construct chain:
- the first noun usually does not take ה־
- the second noun shows whether the whole phrase is definite
So:
- קבלן שיפוצים = a renovation contractor
- קבלן השיפוצים = the renovation contractor
Even though קבלן has no ה־, the whole phrase is definite because השיפוצים is definite.
What exactly is השיפוצים here?
שיפוצים is the plural noun renovations or repair/renovation work.
- singular: שיפוץ = renovation
- plural: שיפוצים = renovations / renovation work
With ה־, it becomes השיפוצים = the renovations.
In this sentence, though, English usually translates the whole phrase idiomatically as renovation contractor rather than contractor of the renovations.
Why is it הצעת מחיר and not הצעה מחיר?