הווטרינר בדק את הגוף.

A common pronunciation is:

ha-veterinár badák et ha-guf

Notes:

• הווטרינר = ha-veterinár
• בדק = badák
• את = et
• הגוף = ha-guf

The stress is usually on the last syllable in ווטרינר and בדק.

In this sentence, את is the direct object marker. It shows that הגוף is the thing being examined.

So:

• הווטרינר = the veterinarian
• בדק = examined
• את הגוף = the body

English does not usually have a separate word for this, so את is often not translated at all.

A key rule:

• Use את before a definite direct object
• Do not use it before an indefinite one

For example:

• הווטרינר בדק את הגוף = The veterinarian examined the body
• הווטרינר בדק גוף = The veterinarian examined a body

It is spelled the same in unpointed Hebrew, but here it is a different word.

There are two common את forms:

• אַתְ = you (feminine singular)
• אֶת = the direct object marker

In your sentence, it must be the object marker because it comes right before הגוף, the direct object.

So here it is pronounced et, not at.

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

So:

• ווטרינר = a veterinarian / veterinarian
• הווטרינר = the veterinarian
• גוף = body
• הגוף = the body

This is why the sentence has the meaning The veterinarian examined the body rather than A veterinarian examined a body.

בדק is the past tense, third person masculine singular form of the verb.

That means it corresponds to:

• he checked
• he examined
• he inspected

In this sentence, it agrees with הווטרינר, which is grammatically masculine singular.

Hebrew often expresses the simple past with just one verb form, so there is no separate word like did.

Yes. In Hebrew, past-tense verbs agree with the subject in gender and number.

Here:

• הווטרינר is masculine singular
• so the verb is בדק

If the veterinarian were female, you would normally say:

• הווטרינרית בדקה את הגוף

So the verb changes:

• בדק = he examined
• בדקה = she examined

This is a spelling convention in modern Hebrew.

The letter ו can represent different sounds and functions, including v, o, and u. Writing ווטרינר with two ו letters helps show that the word begins with a consonant sound, v.

So:

• ווטרינר is read veterinar
• not something beginning with an o or u sound

This is common in modern Hebrew spelling for loanwords and other words beginning with v.

This sentence uses the very common Modern Hebrew order:

Subject + Verb + Object

So:

• הווטרינר = subject
• בדק = verb
• את הגוף = object

That makes it a very straightforward sentence.

Hebrew can change word order for emphasis, but this version is the most neutral and natural for everyday usage.

Usually גוף means body in the general physical sense.

It can refer to:

• a human body
• an animal body
• the body as a physical structure

If you specifically mean corpse, Hebrew more often uses גופה.

So in this sentence, הגוף most naturally means the body as something the veterinarian examined, not necessarily a dead body.

The root is ב-ד-ק.

This root is connected with meanings like:

• checking
• examining
• inspecting
• testing

A very useful related noun is:

• בדיקה = examination, test, inspection, check

For example:

• בדיקה רפואית = a medical examination
• בדיקת דם = a blood test

So learning בדק together with בדיקה is very helpful.

Yes. בדק has a range of meanings including:

• checked
• examined
• inspected

The best English choice depends on context.

In a medical or veterinary context, examined is often the most natural translation. In a more general context, checked may also work very well.

So both can be correct, depending on the situation.