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Translation

it

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Short forms

  • 'sin speech and informal writing, after a verb or wie: geht's, gibt's, hab's

    Wie geht's dir?

    How are you?

Cases

Caseit
Nominativethe subjectes
Accusativethe direct object; after für, durch, ohnees
Dativethe indirect object; after mit, von, zu, beiihm
Genitiveof; after wegen, währendseiner

Es stands for neuter nouns, das Kind included: a child is es until you know better.

Examples

.

It has been raining since this morning.

?

How are you?

.

I have already seen it.

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es: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the German word "es" (it): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.

This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 3: es, ich, sie and 7 more words.