אם המחשב מתנתק שוב, אני אבקש מהמזכירה לאשר לי את הבקשה בטלפון.

Good question. In Hebrew, after אם (if), speakers often use the present tense when talking about a possible future situation, especially when it feels like a real, recurring, or likely event.

So:

• אם המחשב מתנתק שוב = If the computer disconnects again
• This can sound like: if that happens again / if it keeps happening

You could also hear:

• אם המחשב יתנתק שוב = also If the computer disconnects again

The difference is mostly one of nuance:

• מתנתק can sound a bit more like a recurring or practical situation
• יתנתק can sound a bit more explicitly future-oriented

Both are understandable, but the version in your sentence is very natural.

מתנתק comes from the verb להתנתק, which means to become disconnected, to disconnect, or in tech contexts to lose connection.

Here, with המחשב (the computer), it usually means something like:

• the computer loses internet connection
• the computer drops the connection
• the computer disconnects from the system/network

It does not necessarily mean someone physically unplugged it.

אבקש is the 1st person singular future form of לבקש (to ask / to request).

So:

• אני אבקש = I will ask
• אבקש by itself already means I will ask

Hebrew future verbs already show the subject, so אני is optional.

Because Hebrew often allows the subject pronoun to be omitted, but it can still be added for:

• clarity
• emphasis
• natural rhythm

So both are possible:

• אם המחשב מתנתק שוב, אבקש מהמזכירה...
• אם המחשב מתנתק שוב, אני אבקש מהמזכירה...

The version with אני feels slightly more explicit, like I’ll ask the secretary.

מהמזכירה is made up of:

• מ־ = from
• ה = the
• מזכירה = secretary (female)

Together:

• מן + ה + מזכירה → מהמזכירה

Literally it means from the secretary, but with the verb לבקש it often corresponds to English ask the secretary.

So:

• אבקש מהמזכירה = I’ll ask the secretary

Hebrew uses לבקש מ־ someone for to ask someone.

This is a very common Hebrew pattern:

• לבקש מ־מישהו + infinitive

It means:

• to ask someone to do something

So here:

• אבקש מהמזכירה = I’ll ask the secretary
• לאשר = to approve

Together:

• אבקש מהמזכירה לאשר = I’ll ask the secretary to approve

This is exactly parallel to English, except Hebrew uses מ־ before the person being asked.

לי means to me / for me.

So:

• לאשר לי את הבקשה literally = to approve the request for me

In natural English, this may simply become:

• to approve my request
• to approve the request for me

The לי shows that the approval is being done on my behalf or for my benefit.

Without לי, the sentence would still be grammatical:

• לאשר את הבקשה = to approve the request

But לי adds the idea that it is my matter or for me.

את is the marker of a definite direct object in Hebrew.

Here:

• הבקשה = the request
• because it is definite (the request), Hebrew uses את

So:

• לאשר את הבקשה = to approve the request

Important point:

• את is usually not translated
• it is just a grammar marker

Compare:

• לאשר בקשה = to approve a request
• לאשר את הבקשה = to approve the request

It can mean either, depending on context.

בקשה can refer to:

• a request
• an application
• a formal submission asking for approval

So את הבקשה could mean:

• the request
• the application

If the meaning has already been given to you, just know that the Hebrew word is broad enough to cover both in many situations.

Here בטלפון most naturally means by phone or over the phone.

Literally:

• ב־ = in / by / via
• טלפון = telephone / phone

So:

• לאשר לי את הבקשה בטלפון = to approve the request for me by phone / over the phone

It describes the means or channel used.

Yes, in many contexts.

• שוב = again
• עוד פעם = again / one more time

So you could say:

• אם המחשב מתנתק שוב
• אם המחשב מתנתק עוד פעם

Both are natural. Very roughly:

• שוב can sound a bit more neutral or slightly more formal
• עוד פעם can sound a bit more conversational

Yes. מזכירה is the feminine form: female secretary.

The masculine form would be:

• מזכיר = male secretary

So:

• מהמזכירה = from the female secretary / the secretary (female)
• מהמזכיר = from the male secretary

Hebrew usually marks this distinction clearly.

The given word order is very natural:

• אם המחשב מתנתק שוב, אני אבקש מהמזכירה לאשר לי את הבקשה בטלפון.

Hebrew does allow some flexibility, but not every change sounds equally natural.

For example, moving בטלפון can sometimes work:

• אם המחשב מתנתק שוב, אני אבקש מהמזכירה בטלפון לאשר לי את הבקשה.

But this version can sound slightly more awkward or more marked, because בטלפון may seem attached to אבקש מהמזכירה rather than to לאשר.

So for a learner, the original order is a very good model to follow.