How to express the existence of something

English
'There is a book.'
The existence of a book is shown by the fact that it occupies a certain place.

Français
« Il y a un livre. »
Literally, it there has a book. The existence of a book is possessed by the impersonal « il ».

Deutsch
„Es gibt ein Buch.“
Literally, it gives a book. The existence of a book is given by the impersonal „es“.