Questions & Answers about בקערה הזאת יש גלידת שוקולד, ואני רוצה עוד כפית.
Why is בקערה written as one word, and where did the ה of הקערה go?
Because ב־ is a prefix meaning in. In Hebrew, common prepositions attach directly to the noun.
When ב־ comes before a definite noun with ה־, they contract:
- ב + הקערה → בקערה
So בקערה הזאת means in this bowl. The definiteness is still there; it has just merged into the form.
Why does הזאת come after קערה instead of before it?
In Hebrew, demonstratives like this and that usually come after the noun:
- הקערה הזאת = this bowl
- הספר הזה = this book
So the order is different from English. In your sentence, בקערה הזאת literally follows the Hebrew pattern in-the-bowl this.
A very common spoken alternative is בקערה הזו, which means the same thing.
What does יש mean here?
יש is the standard Hebrew word for there is / there are.
So:
- יש גלידת שוקולד = there is chocolate ice cream
It does not change for singular vs. plural, or masculine vs. feminine.
For example:
- יש ילד = there is a boy
- יש ילדים = there are children
The negative form is אין = there isn’t / there aren’t.