כמובן שהשוער פה.

Of course the goalkeeper is here.

Breakdown of כמובן שהשוער פה.

• פה: here
• שוער: goalkeeper
• כמובן: of course

Questions & Answers about כמובן שהשוער פה.

Why is there a ש attached to השוער in שהשוער?

In כמובן שהשוער פה, the ש is the short form of ש־, a very common Hebrew connector meaning that.

So:

• כמובן = of course
• ש = that
• השוער פה = the goalkeeper/doorman is here

Literally, the structure is something like:

Of course that the goalkeeper is here

But in natural English, we usually just say:

Of course the goalkeeper is here

Hebrew often uses ש־ after words like:

• ברור ש... = it’s clear that...
• בטוח ש... = sure/certain that...
• נראה ש... = it seems that...
• כמובן ש... = of course...

So this is a very normal pattern.

Why isn’t there a word for is in this sentence?