Breakdown of הנציג אמר שהפיצוי יגיע רק אם הטכנאית תאשר שהייתה תקלה אמיתית.
Questions & Answers about הנציג אמר שהפיצוי יגיע רק אם הטכנאית תאשר שהייתה תקלה אמיתית.
The prefix ש־ is a very common Hebrew connector meaning that.
So:
- הנציג אמר שהפיצוי יגיע = The representative said that the compensation would arrive / will be given
- תאשר שהייתה תקלה אמיתית = confirm that there was a real malfunction/problem
It introduces a subordinate clause, just like that in English.
A very literal breakdown is:
- אמר ש־... = said that...
- אישר ש־... = confirmed that...
In everyday Hebrew, ש־ is extremely common.
Yes, יגיע literally means will arrive / will reach, from the root נ־ג־ע in the sense of reach.
But in Hebrew, it is also commonly used for things like:
- money
- compensation
- deliveries
- payments
- messages
So הפיצוי יגיע literally means the compensation will arrive/reach, but in natural English it usually means something like:
- the compensation will be given
- the compensation will come through
- the compensation will arrive
This is a normal Hebrew way to talk about compensation or payment.