Struktura stavkaZačetnik

There is / There are

'There is' uporabljaj, ko poveš, da nekaj obstaja, ali ko opisuješ samostalnik v ednini ali neštevni samostalnik. 'There are' uporabljaj za samostalnike v množini. V vprašanjih osebek in glagol zamenjata mesti: 'Is there a bank near here?' Ti zgradbi se pogosto uporabljata za opis krajev in okoliščin.

KDAJ UPORABITI

'There is/are' uporabljaj, ko uvajaš ali naznanjaš, da nekaj obstaja. Zelo pogosto ga uporabljamo, ko opisujemo, kaj je v nekem prostoru, ali ko povemo, da nekaj obstaja (ali ne obstaja).

STRUKTURA

positiveThere is+singular/uncountable noun

There is a supermarket on the corner.

Na vogalu **je** supermarket.

negativeThere isn't / There aren't+noun

There aren't any seats left.

Prostih sedežev **ni** več.

questionIs there / Are there+noun?

Is there a bank near here?

**Ali je** tu blizu banka?

SIGNALNE BESEDE

there is
there are
there was
there were
there isn't
there aren't

PRIMERI

There is a supermarket on the corner.
Na vogalu **je** supermarket.
There are three bedrooms in this apartment.
V tem stanovanju **so** tri spalnice.
Is there any milk in the fridge?
**Ali je** v hladilniku kaj mleka?
There isn't enough time.
**Ni** dovolj časa.
There were many people at the concert.
Na koncertu **je bilo** veliko ljudi.

POGOSTE NAPAKE

It is a problem with the computer.

There is a problem with the computer.

Ko uvajaš, da nekaj obstaja, uporabi 'there is', ne 'it is'

There is many students in the class.

There are many students in the class.

S samostalniki v množini uporabi 'there are'

Nasvet

Glagol 'is' ali 'are' se ujema s samostalnikom, ki sledi, ne s 'there'. Zato poslušaj, kaj pride za njim: 'There IS a dog' (ednina) in 'There ARE dogs' (množina).