Introduction
There is/are (je, so) sta izraza, ki ju uporabljamo za potrditev, zanikanje, ali preverjanje, ali nekaj obstaja.
Form
There is/are imata osebek po glagolu in ponavadi ju lahko najdemo v treh oblikah:
Affirmative
Samostalniki v ednini: There is + singular noun/uncountable noun + …
Samostalniki v množini: There are + plural noun + …
Negative
Samostalniki v ednini: There is + not + singular noun/uncountable noun + …
Samostalniki v množini: There are + not + plural noun + …
Nikalne kratke oblike so: there isn’t/aren’t (enake kratke oblike kot za to be).
Pogosteje rabljeni nikalni izraz je there are no/there aren’t ali there are not any/there aren’t any.
Interrogative
Samostalniki v ednini: Is there + singular noun/uncountable noun + …?
Samostalniki v množini: Are there + plural noun + …?
Example
- There is
- There is a cat in the garden.
- There is not a cat in the garden.
There isn’t a cat in the garden. - Is there a cat in the garden?
- There are
- There are ten cats in the garden.
- There are not ten cats in the garden.
There aren’t ten cats in the garden. - Are there ten cats in the garden?
Use
There is/are sta izraza, ki ju uporabljamo za potrditev, zanikanje, ali preverjanje, ali nekaj obstaja.
Summary
There is/are sta izraza, ki ju uporabljamo, ko hočemo potrditi (trdilna), zanikati (nikalna) ali preveriti (vprašalna), da/ali nekaj obstaja.
- Ednina: there is
- Množina: there are
Na primer:
— Trdilna: “There is a plate on the table.” / “There are plates on the table.”
— Nikalna: “There isn’t a plate on the table.” / “There aren’t plates on the table.”
— Vprašalna: “Is there a plate on the table?” / “Are there plates on the table?”
Pogosteje rabljeni negativni obliki sta there is no/there are no.
Na primer:
— “There is no plate on the table.” / “There are no plates on the table.”
NOTE: Še ena pogosto rabljena negativna oblika je there are not any.
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