אם היא תתקבל למשרה הזאת, היא תתחיל לעבוד במחלקה חדשה כבר בחודש הבא.

If she is accepted for this position, she will start working in a new department as early as next month.

Breakdown of אם היא תתקבל למשרה הזאת, היא תתחיל לעבוד במחלקה חדשה כבר בחודש הבא.

• זאת: this
• חדש: new
• היא: she
• ב: in

Questions & Answers about אם היא תתקבל למשרה הזאת, היא תתחיל לעבוד במחלקה חדשה כבר בחודש הבא.

Why is אם followed by a future-tense verb here?

In Hebrew, a real future condition is often built with אם + future tense.

So אם היא תתקבל... היא תתחיל... is a normal way to say if she is accepted..., she will start...

This is different from English, where we usually say if she gets accepted, she will start and avoid will in the if clause.

So in Hebrew:

• אם היא תתקבל = if she is accepted / if she gets accepted
• היא תתחיל = she will start

That future form in both parts is completely natural.

What does תתקבל mean exactly?

תתקבל is the 3rd person feminine singular future form of להתקבל.

Here it means something like:

• she will be accepted
• she will get accepted
• in this context, she will be hired / accepted for the position

The verb להתקבל often has a passive-like meaning: someone is accepted by an institution, program, workplace, or for a role.

So אם היא תתקבל למשרה הזאת means if she is accepted for this position.

What root is תתקבל from?