יש סכנה בכביש.

there is

Breakdown of יש סכנה בכביש.

• כביש: road
• סכנה: danger

Questions & Answers about יש סכנה בכביש.

What does יש mean in this sentence?

יש is the Hebrew word used to express there is or there are.

So:

• יש סכנה = there is danger
• יש מכונית = there is a car
• יש אנשים = there are people

In יש סכנה בכביש, יש introduces the existence of something: danger.

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Why isn’t there a separate word for is, like in English?

In Hebrew, present-tense sentences often do not use a word equivalent to English is/are.

But יש is a special case: it is used for existence.

So Hebrew distinguishes between:

• הכביש מסוכן = The road is dangerous
  (description)
• יש סכנה בכביש = There is danger on the road
  (existence/presence of danger)

So even though English uses is in both kinds of sentences, Hebrew handles them differently.

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