Questions & Answers about האוטו שם ברחוב.
Why is there no word for is in this sentence?
In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense. So האוטו שם ברחוב literally looks like the car there in/on the street, but it naturally means The car is there in/on the street.
Hebrew does use to be in the past and future:
- האוטו היה שם ברחוב = The car was there in/on the street
- האוטו יהיה שם ברחוב = The car will be there in/on the street
What does שם mean here?
Here, שם means there.
A learner may notice that שם can also mean name, but not in this sentence. Context tells you which meaning is intended:
- השם שלי... = My name is...
- האוטו שם = The car is there
So in this sentence, שם is definitely the adverb there.
Why is האוטו one word?