ליד המעבר עומדת שוטרת, כי יש הרבה אנשים ליד תחנת המשטרה היום.

Because שוטרת is a feminine singular noun, and in the present tense Hebrew verbs agree with gender and number.

• עומד = standing (masculine singular)
• עומדת = standing (feminine singular)

So:

• שוטר עומד = a policeman is standing
• שוטרת עומדת = a policewoman is standing

In this sentence, the subject is שוטרת, so the verb has to be feminine singular: עומדת.

Both word orders are possible in Hebrew.

• שוטרת עומדת ליד המעבר = a policewoman is standing near the crossing
• ליד המעבר עומדת שוטרת = near the crossing stands a policewoman

The version in your sentence sounds a bit more descriptive or scene-setting. Hebrew often puts a location first and then the verb, especially when introducing what is there.

So ליד המעבר עומדת שוטרת is natural and means something like:

• Near the crossing, a policewoman is standing

ליד means next to, by, or near.

It appears twice because the sentence gives two different locations:

• ליד המעבר = near the crossing
• ליד תחנת המשטרה = near the police station

This repetition is completely normal in Hebrew, just like in English you might say:

• near the crossing
• near the police station

מעבר literally means passage, crossing, or transition, depending on context.

In a sentence like this, המעבר most likely means some kind of crossing or passageway. Without more context, it could be understood as:

• a crossing
• a passage
• a walkway

The ה at the beginning means the, so:

• מעבר = crossing / passage
• המעבר = the crossing / the passage

Because this is a construct phrase in Hebrew, called סמיכות.

• תחנה = station
• משטרה = police

But when Hebrew says police station, it usually uses the construct form:

• תחנת משטרה = a police station
• תחנת המשטרה = the police station

So תחנת is the construct form of תחנה.

This is very common in Hebrew:

• בית ספר = school
• חדר מורים = teachers’ room
• תחנת רכבת = train station

In a construct phrase, definiteness is usually marked on the second word, but the whole phrase becomes definite.

So:

• תחנת משטרה = a police station
• תחנת המשטרה = the police station

Even though תחנת itself does not get ה, the whole phrase is definite because המשטרה is definite.

This is an important Hebrew pattern:

• ספר תלמיד = a student’s book
• ספר התלמיד = the student’s book

Likewise:

• תחנת המשטרה = the police station

יש means there is or there are.

So:

• יש הרבה אנשים = there are many people

Hebrew uses יש very often to express existence:

• יש מים = there is water
• יש זמן = there is time
• יש הרבה אנשים = there are many people

It does not change for singular or plural:

• יש אדם אחד = there is one person
• יש הרבה אנשים = there are many people

Both are possible, but they feel a little different.

• הרבה אנשים = many people / a lot of people
• אנשים רבים = many people

הרבה אנשים is very common in everyday speech and sounds natural and conversational.

אנשים רבים is also correct, but it can sound a bit more formal or written.

So in normal spoken Hebrew, יש הרבה אנשים is exactly what you would expect.

Because הרבה often works like a lot of / many and stays the same in this kind of structure.

So you get:

• הרבה אנשים = many people
• הרבה נשים = many women
• הרבה זמן = a lot of time

It does not have to match the noun the way a regular adjective usually would.

Yes. In modern Hebrew, עומדת is the present-tense form of the verb לעמוד = to stand.

Hebrew present-tense forms originally come from participles, so they sometimes feel adjective-like, but they function as normal present-tense verbs.

Here are some forms of לעמוד:

• עומד = he is standing
• עומדת = she is standing
• עומדים = they are standing (masculine/mixed)
• עומדות = they are standing (feminine)

So in this sentence, עומדת simply means is standing.

כי means because here.

It introduces the reason:

• ליד המעבר עומדת שוטרת = a policewoman is standing near the crossing
• כי יש הרבה אנשים ליד תחנת המשטרה היום = because there are many people near the police station today

So the second part explains the first part.

In some contexts, כי can also mean that, especially in more formal or biblical-style Hebrew, but in everyday modern Hebrew here it clearly means because.

Hebrew often places time expressions like היום (today) near the end, though other positions are also possible.

Your sentence says:

• כי יש הרבה אנשים ליד תחנת המשטרה היום

This is natural Hebrew and means:

• because there are many people near the police station today

You could also move היום earlier for emphasis:

• כי היום יש הרבה אנשים ליד תחנת המשטרה

That would put more focus on today.

So the end position is normal and unremarkable.

Yes.

• שוטר = policeman / police officer (masculine)
• שוטרת = policewoman / female police officer

This is a common masculine–feminine pattern in Hebrew:

• מורה can be masculine or feminine depending on context
• but with many nouns:
  • זמר = male singer
  • זמרת = female singer
  • שוטר = policeman
  • שוטרת = policewoman

The ending ־ת is a common marker of feminine nouns.

A more straightforward version would be:

• שוטרת עומדת ליד המעבר, כי יש הרבה אנשים ליד תחנת המשטרה היום.

This is easier for many learners to process because it follows a more familiar order:

• subject + verb + location

Your original sentence:

• ליד המעבר עומדת שוטרת...

is still completely correct; it just starts with the location for emphasis or style.

A simple pronunciation guide would be:

leyad ha-ma'avar omedet shoteret, ki yesh harbe anashim leyad tachanat ha-mishtara hayom

A few notes:

• ליד = leyad
• המעבר = ha-ma'avar
• עומדת = omedet
• שוטרת = shoteret
• יש = yesh
• הרבה = harbe
• תחנת = tachanat
• המשטרה = ha-mishtara

Depending on accent, some pronunciations may vary slightly, but this is a good standard modern Israeli pronunciation.