הווטרינר בדק את השבב ואת הקרציה.

את is the marker of a definite direct object in Hebrew. It does not have a separate meaning like an English word; it just shows that the noun after it is the thing being acted on.

In הווטרינר בדק את השבב ואת הקרציה, the veterinarian is checking two definite things:

• את השבב = the chip
• ואת הקרציה = and the tick

Because both objects are definite, both take את.

Because ו means and, and the second noun still needs the direct object marker את.

So:

• ו = and
• את הקרציה = the tick (as a definite direct object)

Together:

• ואת הקרציה = and the tick

This is very common in Hebrew when listing definite direct objects.

בדק means checked or examined.

It is the past tense, 3rd person masculine singular form of the verb לבדוק (to check / to examine).

So בדק literally means he checked.

Since the subject is הווטרינר (the veterinarian), which is grammatically masculine singular here, the verb matches it.

In Hebrew, verbs often already show the subject, especially in the past tense.

So בדק already means he checked. Because of that, Hebrew does not need to add a separate pronoun like הוא (he) unless there is special emphasis.

That is why:

• הווטרינר בדק... = The veterinarian checked...

and not normally:

• הווטרינר הוא בדק...

The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.

In this sentence:

• הווטרינר = the veterinarian
• השבב = the chip
• הקרציה = the tick

So Hebrew usually attaches the directly to the beginning of the noun, instead of writing it as a separate word.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

ha-veterinár badák et ha-sheváv ve-et ha-kartzíya

A more word-by-word breakdown:

• הווטרינר — ha-veterinar
• בדק — badak
• את — et
• השבב — ha-shevav
• ואת — ve-et
• הקרציה — ha-kartzia

Exact pronunciation can vary a little by speaker and accent, but this will be understood.

In modern Hebrew spelling, especially in non-native or loanwords, double ו is often used to clearly show a v sound.

If it were written with only one ו in some contexts, it could be less clear or look ambiguous. So:

• ווטרינר = veterinarian

This is a spelling convention you will see in many modern words borrowed from European languages.

Literally, שבב can mean chip. In a veterinary context, it usually means a microchip implanted in an animal for identification.

So in this sentence, השבב most likely means the microchip, not a computer chip in the usual electronics sense.

Context is very important with this word.

Yes, gender matters in Hebrew because verbs, adjectives, and some number forms can agree with nouns.

In this sentence:

• ווטרינר is masculine here
• שבב is masculine
• קרציה is feminine

In this particular sentence, only the subject’s gender directly affects the verb form:

• בדק = masculine singular past

If the subject were feminine, you would say:

• הווטרינרית בדקה... = The female veterinarian checked...

So gender is important for agreement.

Yes. This sentence uses a very common Hebrew order:

Subject + Verb + Object

• הווטרינר = subject
• בדק = verb
• את השבב ואת הקרציה = objects

So the structure is straightforward and natural.

Hebrew can sometimes use other word orders for emphasis, but this sentence is the standard neutral pattern.

No. את is normally used only before definite direct objects.

So compare:

• בדק את השבב = He checked the chip
• בדק שבב = He checked a chip / chip (indefinite)

Likewise:

• בדק את הקרציה = He checked the tick
• בדק קרציה = He checked a tick

So the presence of את is a clue that the noun is definite.

Because each definite direct object can take its own את, especially when they are linked by and.

So Hebrew naturally says:

• את השבב ואת הקרציה

rather than trying to use one את for both.

This repetition is normal and sounds natural. It clearly marks both nouns as definite direct objects.

You would change both the noun for veterinarian and the verb form:

• הווטרינרית בדקה את השבב ואת הקרציה.

Changes:

• הווטרינר → הווטרינרית = the female veterinarian
• בדק → בדקה = checked (she checked)

The rest of the sentence stays the same because the objects have not changed.