Questions & Answers about יש לי שאלה נוספת על השיעור.
Why does Hebrew use יש לי for I have?
Hebrew usually does not use a verb meaning to have the way English does. Instead, it uses a possession structure:
- יש = there is / there exists
- לי = to me / for me
So יש לי שאלה נוספת literally means something like There is to me an additional question.
That sounds strange in English, but it is the normal Hebrew way to say I have an additional question.
A very useful contrast is:
- יש לי... = I have...
- אין לי... = I don’t have...
What exactly is לי?