כשהחיבור לא טוב, אני עובדת לאט ולא מסיימת בזמן.

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Breakdown of כשהחיבור לא טוב, אני עובדת לאט ולא מסיימת בזמן.

• טוב: good
• ו: and
• לא: not

Questions & Answers about כשהחיבור לא טוב, אני עובדת לאט ולא מסיימת בזמן.

What does כשה־ mean at the beginning of the sentence?

כשה־ means when.

It is a combination of:

• כ = like/as
• ש = that / which / when in some structures

Together, כש־ is very commonly used to mean when before a clause.

So:

• כשהחיבור לא טוב = when the connection is not good

You will often see כש attached directly to the next word, as it is here.

Why is כש attached to החיבור instead of written as a separate word?

In Hebrew, some short words are commonly attached as prefixes. כש־ is one of them.

So instead of writing:

• כש החיבור

you will often see:

• כשהחיבור

This is normal Hebrew spelling. The ה of החיבור is still the definite article the, so the meaning is still when the connection...

What does החיבור mean here?

Literally, חיבור often means connection. In different contexts it can mean:

• a physical connection
• an internet connection
• a link between things
• even a school composition or essay in some contexts

In this sentence, because of I work slowly and don’t finish on time, החיבור most likely means the connection in the sense of an internet or network connection.