המגב ליד הדלת, אבל הדלי עדיין במרפסת.

Because Hebrew usually leaves out the verb to be in the present tense.

So:

• המגב ליד הדלת = The mop is by the door
• הדלי עדיין במרפסת = The bucket is still on the balcony

This kind of sentence is very normal in Hebrew. In the past or future, Hebrew does use a verb such as היה.

ליד means next to, by, or near.

In this sentence:

• ליד הדלת = by the door / next to the door

A useful thing to notice: ליד is a separate word. It is not attached to the noun after it.

So:

• ליד הדלת
• not one combined word

This is different from short prepositions like ב, ל, and כ, which often attach directly to the next word.

Because Hebrew ב is broader than English in.

Depending on the noun and the situation, ב can mean:

• in
• on
• at

With מרפסת, English usually says on the balcony, but Hebrew still uses ב:

• במרפסת = on the balcony

So it is best not to translate Hebrew prepositions too mechanically, one word for one word.

It is hidden by a very common Hebrew contraction.

When ב, כ, or ל comes before a definite noun with ה, the article usually merges into the preposition.

So:

• ב + המרפסת becomes במרפסת

In fully pointed Hebrew, the difference is clearer, but in normal everyday spelling it just appears as במרפסת.

An important extra point: in unpointed modern Hebrew, במרפסת can sometimes look the same whether it means on a balcony or on the balcony. Context tells you which one is meant. Here, since the meaning has already been given, you understand it as the balcony.

Because ה is the definite article, meaning the.

So:

• המגב = the mop
• הדלת = the door
• הדלי = the bucket

Hebrew often uses the definite article when the speaker means specific, known objects in the situation. That sounds very natural here: a particular mop, a particular door, and a particular bucket.

If the nouns were indefinite, you would get:

• מגב = a mop
• דלת = a door
• דלי = a bucket

עדיין means still or sometimes yet, depending on context.

Here it means:

• הדלי עדיין במרפסת = The bucket is still on the balcony

The idea is that the bucket remains there; it has not been moved.

This word is very common in Hebrew. With verbs, it often appears before the verb:

• הוא עדיין מחכה = He is still waiting

In your sentence, it comes before the location phrase:

• הדלי עדיין במרפסת

That position is the most natural neutral word order here.

Hebrew commonly does this:

• subject + עדיין + rest of the statement

So:

• הדלי עדיין במרפסת

This sounds like a normal, unmarked statement.

You can move עדיין in some contexts, but that usually changes the emphasis. For a learner, the version in your sentence is the safest and most natural pattern to copy.

Yes. אבל is the standard everyday word for but.

So:

• ..., אבל ... = ..., but ...

It is extremely common in both speech and writing.

There are other words with similar meanings, such as אך, but אך is more formal or literary. In an ordinary sentence like this one, אבל is exactly what you would expect.

In normal Hebrew, not here.

For this kind of present-tense location sentence, the natural form is simply:

• המגב ליד הדלת

Adding הוא would sound unnatural or at least non-neutral in this sentence.

If you really want an explicit verb, Hebrew would more naturally use something like:

• המגב נמצא ליד הדלת = The mop is located by the door

But the original sentence without a verb is the normal everyday way to say it.

The word order here is the most natural neutral order:

• המגב ליד הדלת
• הדלי עדיין במרפסת

That is basically:

• subject + location
• subject + adverb + location

Hebrew can change word order for emphasis, but that often makes the sentence sound marked, poetic, or less beginner-friendly.

So if you are learning, this sentence is a very good model to follow.

Not always exactly.

מגב often refers to a floor-cleaning tool, and depending on context it may be translated as:

• mop
• squeegee
• floor wiper

So if your translation gives mop, that is fine for learning this sentence. Just keep in mind that the Hebrew word can be a little broader than one exact English word.