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Say What Exists and What People Can Do with 'es gibt' and 'man' in German
Learn to use the German existential phrase 'es gibt' (there is/are) and the general-statement pronoun 'man' (one/you/people) to describe what exists and what is possible.
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Say What Exists and What People Can Do with 'es gibt' and 'man' in German
Learn to use the German existential phrase 'es gibt' (there is/are) and the general-statement pronoun 'man' (one/you/people) to describe what exists and what is possible.
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15 CardsLesson#1
To say 'there is' or 'there are' in German, you can use the fixed phrase 'es gibt'. It's a very common way to state that something exists. For example, 'Es gibt ein Problem' means 'There is a problem'.
Quiz#2
How do you say 'There is a problem' in German?
Es gibt ein Problem.
Lesson#3
The phrase 'es gibt' is always followed by the direct object, which is in the accusative case. So for a masculine noun, you need to use 'einen' for 'a', or 'keinen' for 'no'. For example, 'Es gibt einen Tisch' means 'There is a table'.
Quiz#4
Translate into German: 'There is a table.'
Es gibt einen Tisch.
Quiz#5
How do you say 'There is a question' in German?
Es gibt eine Frage.
Quiz#6
How do you say 'There is no coffee' in German?
Es gibt keinen Kaffee.
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