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אין is the normal way to say that something does not exist / there is no... in Hebrew.
So:
- אין חובה = there is no obligation
- literally: no obligation exists
By contrast, לא usually negates verbs, and only sometimes adjectives in more colloquial usage.
So אין חובה להגיע is the standard, natural phrasing for there is no obligation to arrive.
This is a very common Hebrew structure:
- noun + infinitive
Here:
- חובה = obligation
- להגיע = to arrive
So חובה להגיע literally means an obligation to arrive.
Other similar patterns:
- זכות לדעת = the right to know
- רצון ללכת = a desire to go
- אפשרות לשנות = a possibility to change
So אין חובה להגיע = there is no obligation to arrive.