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Possession

של and יש/אין

של expresses 'of / belonging to'

X of Y, or 'my/your/his ...'.

💬 Examples
הספר של דוד
ha-sefer shel David
David's book
📝 של = of
הבית שלי
ha-bayit sheli
my house
📝 של + suffix
יש = there is / to have

יש + ל- expresses 'have'.

📊 Have / have not
Meaning Hebrew Translit
I have יש לי yesh li
you have יש לך yesh lecha
I don't have אין לי eyn li
there is no אין eyn
💬 Examples
יש לי ספר
yesh li sefer
I have a book
📝 Literally 'there is to me a book'
יש כאן בעיה
yesh kan be'aya
There is a problem here
📝 יש = there is
אין = there is no / to not have

The negative of יש.

💬 Examples
אין לי זמן
eyn li zman
I have no time
📝 אין ל- = don't have
אין כאן אף אחד
eyn kan af echad
There's no one here
📝 אין = there isn't