אף על פי שהמפרט הטכני אושר, יש חריגה מהתקציב.

Although the technical specification was approved, there is a budget overrun.

Breakdown of אף על פי שהמפרט הטכני אושר, יש חריגה מהתקציב.

• יש: there is
• לאשר: to approve
• מפרט טכני: technical specification
• חריגה מהתקציב: budget overrun

Questions & Answers about אף על פי שהמפרט הטכני אושר, יש חריגה מהתקציב.

What does אף על פי ש mean, and is it a common way to say although?

אף על פי ש־ means although, even though, or despite the fact that.

It is a very common expression, especially in formal, written, or business-style Hebrew. In everyday speech, many speakers also use למרות ש־ with a very similar meaning.

In this sentence, it introduces a contrast:

• אף על פי שהמפרט הטכני אושר = Although the technical specification was approved
• the rest of the sentence gives the surprising or contrasting result.

Why is there a ש attached to המפרט in שהמפרט?

The ש־ is part of the conjunction אף על פי ש־.

So the sentence is structured like this:

• אף על פי ש־
• המפרט הטכני אושר

Hebrew often attaches short particles directly to the next word, so ש + המפרט becomes שהמפרט.

You can think of ש־ here as the element that links although to the clause that follows.

What does מפרט mean exactly?

מפרט means specification, especially in a technical, engineering, or business context.

So:

• מפרט טכני = technical specification
• המפרט הטכני = the technical specification

This is a fairly formal/professional word, and it is very common in technical documents, procurement, engineering, and project management.