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That is a very common question. In Hebrew, a future or potential condition often uses the future form after אם.
So:
אם נקדים את התשלום
literally: if we will advance the payment
natural English: if we pay early / if we make the payment earlier
This is normal Hebrew. English and Hebrew handle if-clauses differently here.
נקדים is the 1st person plural future form of להקדים.
The basic idea of להקדים is to make something earlier, to bring something forward, or to do something in advance.
In this sentence, נקדים את התשלום means:
- we pay earlier than planned
- we move the payment date forward
- we make the payment in advance
So it is not just the general idea of paying, but paying earlier than expected.