ההסכם כולל תשלום לפי התקדמות.

The agreement includes a progress payment.

Breakdown of ההסכם כולל תשלום לפי התקדמות.

• הסכם: agreement
• לכלול: to include
• תשלום לפי התקדמות: progress payment

Questions & Answers about ההסכם כולל תשלום לפי התקדמות.

Why are there two ה letters in ההסכם?

Because the base noun is הסכם meaning agreement, and Hebrew adds the definite article ה־ to make the agreement.

So:

• הסכם = agreement
• ההסכם = the agreement

The word already begins with ה, so when you add the article, you get two ה letters in writing. It is pronounced roughly ha-heskem.

What does כולל mean here?

כולל means includes.

It is the present-tense masculine singular form of the verb לכלול = to include.

So:

• ההסכם כולל... = The agreement includes...

In Modern Hebrew, the present tense often works like the English present simple in this kind of sentence.

Why is כולל in the masculine singular form?