יש לי חשד שהוא לא אומר את האמת.

I have a suspicion that he is not telling the truth.

Breakdown of יש לי חשד שהוא לא אומר את האמת.

• הוא: he
• יש: there is
• לי: to me
• לא: not

Questions & Answers about יש לי חשד שהוא לא אומר את האמת.

Why does the sentence start with יש לי? Why not something like אני יש for I have?

Hebrew does not usually use a normal verb meaning to have in the present tense the way English does.

So instead of I have a suspicion, Hebrew says:

• יש לי חשד
• literally: there is to me a suspicion

This יש + ל־ pattern is extremely common for possession:

• יש לי ספר = I have a book
• יש לו זמן = He has time
• יש להם שאלה = They have a question

So יש לי חשד is the normal way to say I have a suspicion.

What exactly does חשד mean here?

חשד means suspicion.

So:

• יש לי חשד = I have a suspicion
• more naturally in English: I suspect

Related words:

• לחשוד = to suspect
• אני חושד = I suspect / I am suspicious
• חשוד = suspect (as a noun or adjective, depending on context)

In this sentence, חשד is a noun, not a verb.

Could I also say אני חושד שהוא לא אומר את האמת?