Questions & Answers about יש סכנה בכביש.
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.
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.