Questions & Answers about יש גשר קטן על המים.
יש is the Hebrew existential word meaning there is or there are.
So יש גשר קטן על המים literally means something like there exists a small bridge over the water.
A key point: יש does not change for singular vs. plural.
- יש גשר = there is a bridge
- יש גשרים = there are bridges
In present-tense Hebrew, the verb to be is usually omitted.
But here, יש is not just the normal word is. It is used specifically to express existence:
- הגשר קטן = the bridge is small
- יש גשר קטן = there is a small bridge
So this sentence is not describing a known bridge first; it is introducing the existence of one.