Word
יש לה שליטה טובה במכונית.
Meaning
She has good control of the car.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about יש לה שליטה טובה במכונית.
Why does Hebrew use יש לה for she has?
Because in the present tense, Hebrew usually expresses possession with יש + ל־.
So:
- יש = there is / there exists
- לה = to her
Literally, יש לה means there is to her, but in natural English that becomes she has.
What exactly does לה mean?
לה is made of:
- ל־ = to / for
- ־ה = her
So לה literally means to her or for her.
In this sentence, it marks the person who possesses something.
Compare:
- יש לי = I have
- יש לו = he has
- יש לה = she has
- יש להם = they have
Why isn’t היא used here?