קבלן השיפוצים ניקה את אבק הבנייה מהרצפה.

The renovation contractor cleaned the construction dust from the floor.

Breakdown of קבלן השיפוצים ניקה את אבק הבנייה מהרצפה.

• את: direct object marker
• לנקות: to clean
• רצפה: floor
• קבלן שיפוצים: renovation contractor

Questions & Answers about קבלן השיפוצים ניקה את אבק הבנייה מהרצפה.

Why is קבלן השיפוצים written without של?

This is a very common Hebrew structure called סמיכות or the construct state. Instead of saying the contractor of the renovations, Hebrew often puts the two nouns together:

קבלן השיפוצים = the renovation contractor

In this structure, the first noun comes first, and the second noun specifies it. English often uses of or an adjective here, but Hebrew usually prefers this compact noun+noun pattern.

Why is there no ה on קבלן if the phrase means the renovation contractor?

Because in a construct phrase, the first noun usually does not take ה־, even when the whole phrase is definite.

So:

• קבלן שיפוצים = a renovation contractor
• קבלן השיפוצים = the renovation contractor

The definiteness comes from the second word, השיפוצים, and it makes the whole phrase definite.

Why is שיפוצים plural?

In Hebrew, שיפוצים literally means renovations, and that plural form is very commonly used to refer to renovation work in general.

So קבלן שיפוצים is the normal way to say renovation contractor or contractor who does renovations. Even if English might sometimes prefer singular renovation, Hebrew often uses the plural here.