Breakdown of הווטרינר בדק את השבב ואת הקרציה.
Questions & Answers about 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.