Falsche Ideen: es gibt vs da ist/sind, jemanden, niemanden, relative clauses
I can use 'es gibt', 'da ist', and relative clauses to talk about cultural information and stereotypes.
Falsche Ideen: es gibt vs da ist/sind, jemanden, niemanden, relative clauses
I can use 'es gibt', 'da ist', and relative clauses to talk about cultural information and stereotypes.
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Key learning points
- 'Es gibt' means ‘there is’ and ‘there are’. It is a general statement that something exists.
- Use 'es ist' and 'da ist' to point out what there is in a specific place at a specific moment in time.
- Relative clauses add information about the noun in a main clause without starting another sentence.
- Use the indefinite pronouns 'jemand' (someone) and 'niemand' (no-one) instead of a noun.
Keywords
Es gibt - means 'there is' and is a general statement that something exists
Da ist - means 'there is' and points out what is in a specific place at a specific time
Relative clause - adds information about the noun in the main clause
Jemand - a pronoun meaning 'someone'
Niemand - a pronoun meaning 'no-one'
Common misconception
There is only one way to say 'there is' in German.
In German, we use 'es gibt' to talk about something more generally, and 'da ist' and 'da sind' to point out what there is in a specific place at a specific moment in time.
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