אין שום דבר במקרר.

there is no

Breakdown of אין שום דבר במקרר.

• ב: in
• מקרר: fridge
• שום דבר: nothing

Questions & Answers about אין שום דבר במקרר.

What does אין mean in this sentence?

אין means there is no or there are no. It is the normal Hebrew way to say that something does not exist in the present.

So:

• יש אוכל במקרר = there is food in the fridge
• אין אוכל במקרר = there is no food in the fridge

In אין שום דבר במקרר, אין sets up the whole idea of there is nothing.

Why is there no word for is or are?

In present-tense Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not expressed.

So where English says:

• There is nothing in the fridge

Hebrew often uses an existence word instead:

• יש... = there is / there are
• אין... = there is no / there are no

That is why the sentence does not need a separate word for is.

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