יש פה מאה אנשים.

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Breakdown of יש פה מאה אנשים.

• יש: there is
• איש: person
• מאה: one hundred

Questions & Answers about יש פה מאה אנשים.

What does יש mean here?

יש is the Hebrew existential word for there is / there are.

So:

• יש פה אדם אחד = There is one person here
• יש פה מאה אנשים = There are a hundred people here

A very important point: יש does not change for singular vs. plural.
English has there is and there are, but Hebrew just uses יש for both.

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Why isn’t there a normal verb for are in this sentence?

Because Hebrew usually does not use a present-tense form of to be in simple sentences.

In ordinary present-tense Hebrew, you often just put the words next to each other:

• הוא פה = He is here
• הם עייפים = They are tired

But when you want to say that something exists or is present, Hebrew uses יש:

• יש מים = There is water
• יש פה מאה אנשים = There are a hundred people here

So יש is not exactly the same as English are. It is more like an existence word: there is/there are.

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