אחרי שהאינסטלטור יסיים את העבודה, ננקה את הרצפה ונפרוק את הארגזים האחרונים.

Because Hebrew often uses the future tense after time words like אחרי ש־ (after), כש־ (when), or אם (if) when talking about a future event.

So:

• אחרי שהאינסטלטור יסיים את העבודה = after the plumber finishes the work
• literally, it is closer to after the plumber will finish the work

This is normal Hebrew grammar. English usually uses the present tense here, but Hebrew uses the future.

אחרי means after.

When Hebrew wants to say after someone does something, it often uses:

• אחרי ש־ + verb

So:

• אחרי שהאינסטלטור יסיים = after the plumber finishes

The ש־ here is a connecting word, similar to that/when in structure, but in this expression it is just part of how Hebrew builds the clause.

That ה belongs to האינסטלטור (the plumber), not to ש־.

So this breaks down as:

• ש־ = linking particle
• האינסטלטור = the plumber

Together:

• שהאינסטלטור = that the plumber / when the plumber

Hebrew often joins these into one written word.

In Hebrew, את marks a definite direct object. It usually does not get translated into English.

Examples from the sentence:

• יסיים את העבודה = finish the job
• ננקה את הרצפה = clean the floor
• נפרוק את הארגזים האחרונים = unload the last boxes

You use את because these objects are definite: they have ה־ (the) or are otherwise specific.

A very common learner rule is:

• definite direct object → usually needs את
• indefinite direct object → usually no את

For example:

• ניקינו רצפה = we cleaned a floor
• ניקינו את הרצפה = we cleaned the floor

The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.

In this sentence:

• האינסטלטור = the plumber
• העבודה = the work / the job
• הרצפה = the floor
• הארגזים האחרונים = the last boxes

Hebrew attaches the directly to the word instead of writing it as a separate word.

Also notice that when a noun is definite and has an adjective, the adjective is usually definite too:

• הארגזים האחרונים = the last boxes

Both the noun and adjective take ה־.

Because Hebrew verbs already show the subject.

• ננקה = we will clean
• נפרוק = we will unload

The we is built into the verb form, so Hebrew usually does not need a separate pronoun like אנחנו unless you want emphasis or contrast.

For example:

• ננקה את הרצפה = we will clean the floor
• אנחנו ננקה את הרצפה = we will clean the floor

The second version sounds more emphatic.

Because the whole sentence is about actions that will happen later:

1. the plumber will finish the job
2. then we will clean the floor
3. then we will unload the last boxes

So Hebrew uses future forms throughout:

• יסיים = he will finish
• ננקה = we will clean
• נפרוק = we will unload

The prefix ו־ means and.

In the sentence:

• ננקה את הרצפה ונפרוק את הארגזים האחרונים
• we will clean the floor and unload the last boxes

Hebrew often attaches and directly to the next word.

So:

• ו + נפרוק = ונפרוק

Because in Hebrew, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.

So:

• הארגזים האחרונים
• literally: the boxes the last
• natural English: the last boxes

This is the normal word order in Hebrew.

Because the phrase is definite: the last boxes, not just last boxes.

In Hebrew, when a noun is definite and has an adjective, the adjective usually matches it in definiteness.

So:

• ארגזים אחרונים = last boxes
• הארגזים האחרונים = the last boxes

This matching is very important in Hebrew adjective phrases.

The adjective must agree with the noun in gender, number, and usually definiteness.

Here:

• ארגזים is masculine plural
• so the adjective must also be masculine plural
• אחרון = last (masculine singular)
• אחרונים = last (masculine plural)
• with definiteness: האחרונים

So:

• הארגזים האחרונים is correct

If the noun were feminine singular, for example, it would be different:

• הקופסה האחרונה = the last box

לפרוק can mean things like unload, empty, remove a load, or sometimes unpack, depending on context.

Here, with ארגזים (boxes / crates), it likely means:

• unload the last boxes
• or possibly unpack the last boxes

If the broader situation is moving or delivery, unload is very natural. If the focus is opening boxes and taking things out, unpack may fit better.

So the exact English word depends on context, but the Hebrew is perfectly natural.

It can mean either, depending on context.

• יסיים את העבודה can mean finish the work
• or finish the job

In this sentence, since the subject is the plumber, the job sounds especially natural in English.

Hebrew עבודה is broader than one single English word, so learners often need to choose the best English equivalent from context.

The given word order is very natural, but Hebrew does allow some flexibility.

This sentence:

• אחרי שהאינסטלטור יסיים את העבודה, ננקה את הרצפה ונפרוק את הארגזים האחרונים.

could also be reordered, for example:

• ננקה את הרצפה ונפרוק את הארגזים האחרונים אחרי שהאינסטלטור יסיים את העבודה.

That means essentially the same thing: We’ll clean the floor and unload the last boxes after the plumber finishes the job.

Putting the אחרי... clause first often makes the sequence of events especially clear.

Yes. אינסטלטור means plumber, and it is a loanword used in everyday modern Hebrew.

So:

• האינסטלטור = the plumber

A lot of modern Hebrew includes borrowed or adapted international words, especially for professions, technology, and modern life.

A natural pronunciation would be roughly:

Akharei she-ha-instalator yesayem et ha-avoda, nenake et ha-ritzpa ve-nifrok et ha-argazim ha-akharonim.

A few helpful notes:

• אחרי = akharei
• שהאינסטלטור = she-ha-instalator
• יסיים = yesayem
• ננקה = nenake
• נפרוק = nifrok
• האחרונים = ha-akharonim

Pronunciation may vary slightly by speaker, but this is a good practical guide.

They are:

• יסיים → לסיים = to finish
• ננקה → לנקות = to clean
• נפרוק → לפרוק = to unload / unpack

This is useful because Hebrew sentences often use conjugated forms that look quite different from the dictionary form.

For example:

• לסיים → יסיים
• לנקות → ננקה
• לפרוק → נפרוק

So when learning vocabulary, it helps to connect each conjugated verb back to its infinitive.

Because the sentence begins with a subordinate time clause:

• אחרי שהאינסטלטור יסיים את העבודה, ...
• After the plumber finishes the job, ...

The comma separates that opening clause from the main clause:

• ננקה את הרצפה ונפרוק את הארגזים האחרונים

This is similar to English punctuation and makes the sentence easier to read.