הקובץ נשלח אוטומטית אחרי העדכון.

הקובץ means the file. The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to English the.

• קובץ = a file / file
• הקובץ = the file

So the sentence is talking about a specific file, not just any file.

נשלח comes from the root ש־ל־ח, which is related to sending.

In this sentence, נשלח is the passive form, meaning is sent or was sent, depending on context.

A learner might recognize שלח as he sent, but נשלח is different:

• שלח = he sent
• נשלח = was sent / is sent

This is a common passive pattern in Hebrew.

Without vowel marks, נשלח can be ambiguous in writing. Depending on context, it may be understood as:

• was sent (past)
• is sent (present/passive-style meaning)

In modern Hebrew, context usually tells you which meaning is intended. In a sentence like this, especially in technical or system-style language, it often means something like:

• The file is sent automatically after the update or
• The file gets sent automatically after the update

So yes, this form can raise a tense question for learners.

Hebrew often omits the verb to be in the present tense.

In English, you say:

• The file is sent automatically

In Hebrew, you can simply say:

• הקובץ נשלח אוטומטית

There is no separate word for is here. That is normal Hebrew grammar.

Great question. אוטומטית looks feminine, but here it is being used adverbially, meaning automatically.

In Hebrew, adjectives are often used as adverbs, and very often the feminine singular form is used for that purpose.

So here:

• אוטומטי = automatic (masculine adjective)
• אוטומטית = automatic (feminine adjective) / automatically (adverb-like use)

In this sentence, אוטומטית does not agree with הקובץ. It describes how the sending happens, not the noun file.

Formally, אוטומטית is the feminine adjective automatic, but in real Hebrew usage it very often functions like the adverb automatically.

So in this sentence, the natural English translation is:

• The file is sent automatically after the update

Not:

• The file is sent automatic

This is a very common feature of modern Hebrew.

אחרי means after.

In this sentence:

• אחרי העדכון = after the update

It introduces a time relationship: the sending happens after the update.

Hebrew often uses אחרי in both everyday speech and writing for after.

העדכון means the update. Again, ה־ is the word the.

• עדכון = an update / update
• העדכון = the update

This usually suggests a specific update is being referred to, such as a known software update or system update.

Both אחרי and לאחר can mean after.

The difference is mostly one of style:

• אחרי is common and natural in everyday Hebrew
• לאחר is often a bit more formal or written

So:

• אחרי העדכון = natural, common
• לאחר העדכון = also correct, slightly more formal

The word order is:

• הקובץ = the file
• נשלח = is sent / was sent
• אוטומטית = automatically
• אחרי העדכון = after the update

So the structure is roughly:

subject + verb + adverb + time phrase

This is a very normal Hebrew sentence pattern.

It is passive.

The sentence does not say who sends the file. It focuses on the file itself:

• The system sends the file = active
• The file is sent = passive

Hebrew uses נשלח here to create that passive meaning.

An active version could be something like:

• המערכת שולחת את הקובץ אוטומטית אחרי העדכון
• The system sends the file automatically after the update

Compare:

• הקובץ נשלח... = The file is sent... → passive
• המערכת שולחת את הקובץ... = The system sends the file... → active

This comparison can help you see what נשלח is doing in the original sentence.