es
/ɛs/ pronoun C2- it, they · Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. Where's the book? It’s on the table.· Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. What color is the horse? It is white.
- he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is neuter [das]) · Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
- she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a feminine person, is neuter [das]) · Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
- it, that, there (used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) · Das kann es nicht geben. This is nothing that could possibly exist.· Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. There was once a beautiful princess.
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Es ist Montag in Nürnberg.
Dann fragt Mateo: „Gibt es hier eine Mensa?“
„Ja, und heute gibt es Pizza!“
Aber der Bus fährt nicht zu seiner Tante.
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