יש הרבה אנשים בתחנה עכשיו.

there is

Breakdown of יש הרבה אנשים בתחנה עכשיו.

• עכשיו: now
• ב: at
• תחנה: station

Questions & Answers about יש הרבה אנשים בתחנה עכשיו.

What does יש mean here?

יש means there is / there are.
In this sentence, יש הרבה אנשים... means there are many people...

Hebrew commonly uses יש to express existence:

• יש ספר = There is a book
• יש ספרים = There are books

It does not change for singular vs. plural, so the same יש works for both there is and there are.

Why is there no separate word for are in the sentence?

In present-tense Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not stated. So where English says:

• There are many people at the station now

Hebrew says:

• יש הרבה אנשים בתחנה עכשיו

The idea of are is understood automatically. This is very normal in Hebrew.

Why does the sentence start with יש instead of הרבה אנשים?