האינסטלטור בודק אם יש נזילה מתחת לכיור.

there is

Breakdown of האינסטלטור בודק אם יש נזילה מתחת לכיור.

• אם: whether
• לבדוק: to check
• מתחת: under

Questions & Answers about האינסטלטור בודק אם יש נזילה מתחת לכיור.

Why does בודק mean both checks and is checking?

In Hebrew, the present tense often covers both the simple present and the present progressive.

So בודק can mean:

• checks
• is checking

Which one sounds best depends on context. In this sentence, English would usually say is checking, but Hebrew uses the same form for both.

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Why is it בודק and not some form of to be + checking?

Hebrew does not build the present tense the way English does.

English:

• The plumber is checking

Hebrew:

• האינסטלטור בודק

There is no separate word for is here. Hebrew present-tense sentences usually just use the present-tense verb form by itself.

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Why is there ה at the beginning of האינסטלטור?