יש לי הצעה חדשה, אבל זאת רק אפשרות אחת.

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Breakdown of יש לי הצעה חדשה, אבל זאת רק אפשרות אחת.

• חדש: new
• יש: there is
• לי: to me

Questions & Answers about יש לי הצעה חדשה, אבל זאת רק אפשרות אחת.

Why does יש לי mean I have?

Hebrew often expresses possession with the pattern יש ל־..., literally there is to....

So:

• יש = there is / there are
• לי = to me

Together, יש לי literally means there is to me, but in natural English that is I have.

So יש לי הצעה חדשה is literally There is to me a new suggestion, but the real meaning is I have a new suggestion.

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Why is the word order הצעה חדשה and not חדשה הצעה?

In Hebrew, adjectives usually come after the noun, not before it as in English.

So:

• הצעה = suggestion / proposal
• חדשה = new

That gives:

• הצעה חדשה = a new suggestion

This is the normal Hebrew order: noun + adjective.

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Why is it חדשה and not חדש?