יש עוד סיר נקי בארון, אבל המחבת כבר על הכיריים.

there is

Breakdown of יש עוד סיר נקי בארון, אבל המחבת כבר על הכיריים.

• אבל: but
• ב: in
• על: on

Questions & Answers about יש עוד סיר נקי בארון, אבל המחבת כבר על הכיריים.

Why does the sentence start with יש?

יש means there is / there are. Hebrew often uses יש to say that something exists or is available.

So:

• יש עוד סיר נקי בארון = There is another clean pot in the cupboard

Unlike English, Hebrew does not need a separate word like there in this structure. יש by itself does that job.

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What does עוד mean here?

Here עוד means another or one more.

So:

• עוד סיר = another pot / one more pot

Depending on context, עוד can also mean more, still, or again, but in this sentence it clearly means another.

Examples:

• יש עוד מים = There is more water
• אני עוד מחכה = I’m still waiting
• עוד סיר = another pot

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Why is סיר נקי literally pot clean and not clean pot?

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

So: