יש שאלה לגבי השופט.

there is

Breakdown of יש שאלה לגבי השופט.

• שאלה: question
• שופט: referee
• לגבי: regarding; about

Questions & Answers about יש שאלה לגבי השופט.

Why does the sentence start with יש? What exactly does יש mean here?

יש is a very common Hebrew word used to express there is / there are / has / have, depending on context.

In this sentence, יש שאלה means there is a question.

A key point for English speakers:
Hebrew often does not use a verb like to be in the present tense the way English does. Instead, יש is used to express existence.

Examples:

• יש ספר. — There is a book.
• יש בעיה. — There is a problem.
• יש לי זמן. — I have time.
  (Literally: There is to me time.)

So in יש שאלה לגבי השופט, יש introduces the existence of a question.

Why is it שאלה and not השאלה?