{"id":375,"date":"2026-11-10T07:36:42","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T07:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/blog\/?p=375"},"modified":"2026-11-10T07:36:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T07:36:42","slug":"es-gibt-german","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/blog\/es-gibt-german\/","title":{"rendered":"Es gibt in German: What It Means and How to Use It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Es gibt<\/em> means &#8220;there is&#8221; or &#8220;there are&#8221;. In the es gibt German construction, the verb is always singular (<em>gibt<\/em>, even for plural things), and what follows is in the accusative: <em>Es gibt einen Park<\/em> (there is a park), <em>Es gibt viele Probleme<\/em> (there are many problems). The past is <em>es gab<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Literally, <em>es gibt<\/em> means &#8220;it gives&#8221;, which is why it sounds strange at first. Germans use it to say that something exists or is available: <em>In Berlin gibt es viele Museen.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 3 rules of the es gibt German construction<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Rule<\/th><th>Correct<\/th><th>Wrong<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1. The verb is always <em>gibt<\/em> (singular)<\/td><td><em>Es gibt zwei Superm\u00e4rkte.<\/em><\/td><td><em>Es geben zwei Superm\u00e4rkte.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2. The noun is in the accusative<\/td><td><em>Es gibt einen Bahnhof.<\/em><\/td><td><em>Es gibt ein Bahnhof.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3. <em>es<\/em> never disappears<\/td><td><em>Hier gibt es einen Park.<\/em><\/td><td><em>Hier gibt einen Park.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rule 1:<\/strong> <em>es<\/em> is the grammatical subject, so the verb agrees with <em>es<\/em>, not with the thing. One park or ten parks, it stays <em>gibt<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rule 2:<\/strong> the thing that exists is the object of <em>geben<\/em>, so it takes the accusative. You only see this clearly with masculine nouns: <em>ein<\/em> becomes <em>einen<\/em>, <em>kein<\/em> becomes <em>keinen<\/em>, and adjectives get <em>-en<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Gender<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>masculine<\/td><td><em>Es gibt einen neuen Supermarkt.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>feminine<\/td><td><em>Es gibt eine Apotheke.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>neuter<\/td><td><em>Es gibt ein Problem.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>plural<\/td><td><em>Es gibt viele \u00c4rzte.<\/em> \/ <em>Es gibt \u00c4rzte.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the accusative is still unclear, see <a href=\"\/blog\/german-cases-explained\/\">German cases explained<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rule 3:<\/strong> in many sentences <em>es<\/em> is only a placeholder and vanishes when another word takes position 1 (<em>Es kommen viele Leute<\/em> becomes <em>Heute kommen viele Leute<\/em>). With <em>es gibt<\/em> this never happens. The <em>es<\/em> stays, it just moves behind the verb: <em>Heute gibt es Pizza. In der Stadt gibt es zwei Kinos.<\/em> In a subordinate clause it stays too: <em>Ich wei\u00df, dass es hier einen Park gibt.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Es gibt in all tenses<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Tense<\/th><th>Form<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Pr\u00e4sens<\/td><td>es gibt<\/td><td><em>Es gibt ein Problem.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pr\u00e4teritum<\/td><td>es gab<\/td><td><em>Fr\u00fcher gab es hier eine B\u00e4ckerei.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Perfekt<\/td><td>es hat gegeben<\/td><td><em>Es hat einen Unfall gegeben.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Plusquamperfekt<\/td><td>es hatte gegeben<\/td><td><em>Es hatte schon vorher Probleme gegeben.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Futur I<\/td><td>es wird geben<\/td><td><em>Morgen wird es Regen geben.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Konjunktiv II<\/td><td>es g\u00e4be<\/td><td><em>Es g\u00e4be da eine M\u00f6glichkeit.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>with a modal verb<\/td><td>es muss\/kann\/sollte geben<\/td><td><em>Es muss eine L\u00f6sung geben.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In speech, <em>es gab<\/em> is used more often than <em>es hat gegeben<\/em>, even in regions that otherwise prefer the Perfekt. <em>Es gab<\/em> belongs to the small group of Pr\u00e4teritum forms that are normal in conversation, like <em>war<\/em> and <em>hatte<\/em>; see <a href=\"\/blog\/praeteritum-vs-perfekt\/\">Pr\u00e4teritum vs Perfekt<\/a>. For the future, many people simply use the present: <em>Morgen gibt es Regen.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions with es gibt<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a yes\/no question, the verb goes first and <em>es<\/em> comes right after it:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Gibt es hier eine Apotheke?<\/em> (Is there a pharmacy here?)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Gibt es noch Tickets?<\/em> (Are there still tickets?)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Gibt es ein Problem?<\/em> (Is there a problem?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a question word, the question word takes position 1:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Was gibt es heute zum Mittagessen?<\/em> (What&#8217;s for lunch today?)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Wie viele Zimmer gibt es in der Wohnung?<\/em> (How many rooms are there in the flat?)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Wo gibt es hier einen Geldautomaten?<\/em> (Where is there a cash machine around here?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In speech, <em>gibt es<\/em> is often shortened to <em>gibt&#8217;s<\/em>: <em>Was gibt&#8217;s?<\/em> (What&#8217;s up? \/ What is it?) is a very common greeting and a way to ask why someone is calling. Questions like <em>Gibt es einen Keller?<\/em> are standard at a viewing, see <a href=\"\/blog\/apartment-viewing-in-german\/\">apartment viewing in German<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a shop, you will also hear <em>es gibt<\/em> with the definite article: <em>Gibt es den Pullover auch in Blau?<\/em> (Does the jumper come in blue?) Here you ask whether a specific item exists in another version, so <em>den<\/em> is correct.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Negation: es gibt keinen \/ keine \/ kein<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To say that something does not exist, negate the noun with <em>kein<\/em> in the accusative:<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Gender<\/th><th>Example<\/th><th>Translation<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>masculine<\/td><td><em>Es gibt keinen Parkplatz.<\/em><\/td><td>There&#8217;s no parking space.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>feminine<\/td><td><em>Es gibt keine L\u00f6sung.<\/em><\/td><td>There&#8217;s no solution.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>neuter<\/td><td><em>Hier gibt es kein WLAN.<\/em><\/td><td>There&#8217;s no Wi-Fi here.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>plural<\/td><td><em>Es gibt keine freien Termine.<\/em><\/td><td>There are no free appointments.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Nicht<\/em> appears when you negate the whole fact or a definite thing: <em>Das gibt es nicht!<\/em> (That doesn&#8217;t exist \/ No way!), <em>Den Pullover gibt es nicht in Blau.<\/em> The full rule is in <a href=\"\/blog\/nicht-vs-kein\/\">nicht vs kein<\/a>. For &#8220;nothing&#8221;, use <em>nichts<\/em>: <em>Es gibt nichts zu essen.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Es gibt vs es ist \/ es sind vs da ist<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">English uses &#8220;there is&#8221; for all of these; German splits them up, and the es gibt German speakers use is only one of the options. These are strong tendencies, not hard rules, and native speakers sometimes use both.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Use<\/th><th>German<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>something exists in general, in a city or country<\/td><td><strong>es gibt<\/strong><\/td><td><em>In Wien gibt es viele Kaffeeh\u00e4user.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>something is available, on offer<\/td><td><strong>es gibt<\/strong><\/td><td><em>Heute gibt es Fisch.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>a specific thing is in a specific, limited place<\/td><td><strong>sein<\/strong> + place<\/td><td><em>Im K\u00fchlschrank ist noch Milch.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>people are present somewhere<\/td><td><strong>sein<\/strong> + place<\/td><td><em>Im Wartezimmer sind f\u00fcnf Patienten.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>you notice or point at something right now<\/td><td><strong>da ist \/ da sind<\/strong><\/td><td><em>Da ist jemand an der T\u00fcr.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&#8220;it is&#8221; + adjective \/ time \/ weather<\/td><td><strong>es ist<\/strong><\/td><td><em>Es ist kalt. Es ist acht Uhr.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compare:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>In der Stadt gibt es ein Krankenhaus.<\/em> (The city has a hospital: general existence.)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>In meiner Tasche ist ein Schl\u00fcssel.<\/em> (A key is in my bag: concrete thing, small space.)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Da ist ein Fehler in der Rechnung.<\/em> (There&#8217;s a mistake in the bill: pointing at it.)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Auf der Party waren 20 Leute.<\/em> (There were 20 people at the party: people present.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A quick test: if you can replace &#8220;there is&#8221; with &#8220;exists&#8221; or &#8220;is available&#8221;, use <em>es gibt<\/em>. If you can point at it or it sits in a small, concrete place, use <em>sein<\/em>. <em>Es ist<\/em> + adjective, time or weather means &#8220;it is&#8221;, not &#8220;there is&#8221;. <em>Es ist ein Park in der N\u00e4he<\/em> is grammatically possible but sounds stiff; say <em>Es gibt einen Park in der N\u00e4he<\/em> or <em>In der N\u00e4he ist ein Park<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Short note for Switzerland and parts of southern Germany: in casual speech you may hear <em>es hat<\/em> in the same sense (<em>Hat es noch Brot?<\/em>). It is regional; in exams and in Standard German, use <em>es gibt<\/em>. More on that in <a href=\"\/blog\/swiss-german-vs-standard-german\/\">Swiss German vs Standard German<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Es gibt<\/em> is one of the first structures you need when you ask for things in real life, and one of the first that falls apart when you speak fast. SipLingo puts you in voice conversations such as the pharmacy, the doctor or a flat viewing, and if you say <em>Gibt es ein Supermarkt hier?<\/em>, you get the corrected sentence and a short explanation in your own language. <a href=\"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/download?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=es-gibt-german&amp;utm_content=inline\">Practise asking &#8220;Gibt es &#8230;?&#8221; out loud<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"siplingo-store-badges\" style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin:24px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/id6783970183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/app_store.png\" alt=\"Download SipLingo on the App Store\" style=\"height:52px;width:auto;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=ch.zgdevelopment.siplingo&amp;referrer=utm_source%3Dblog%26utm_medium%3Dpost%26utm_campaign%3Des-gibt-german%26utm_content%3Dbadge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/play_store.png\" alt=\"Get SipLingo on Google Play\" style=\"height:52px;width:auto;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fixed expressions with es gibt<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Expression<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><em>Was gibt&#8217;s?<\/em><\/td><td>What&#8217;s up? \/ What is it?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Was gibt&#8217;s Neues?<\/em><\/td><td>What&#8217;s new?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Das gibt&#8217;s doch nicht!<\/em><\/td><td>I don&#8217;t believe it! \/ No way!<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Es gibt \u00c4rger.<\/em> \/ <em>Das gibt \u00c4rger.<\/em><\/td><td>There&#8217;ll be trouble.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Heute gibt es Pizza.<\/em><\/td><td>We&#8217;re having pizza today.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Morgen gibt es Regen.<\/em><\/td><td>It&#8217;s going to rain tomorrow.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Was gibt es im Fernsehen?<\/em><\/td><td>What&#8217;s on TV?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Es gibt nichts Besseres als &#8230;<\/em><\/td><td>There&#8217;s nothing better than &#8230;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Was es nicht alles gibt!<\/em><\/td><td>The things you see! \/ Well, I never!<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">25 example sentences with es gibt<\/h2>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Es gibt einen Supermarkt in der N\u00e4he.<\/em> (There&#8217;s a supermarket nearby.)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>In unserem Dorf gibt es keine Schule.<\/em> (There&#8217;s no school in our village.)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Gibt es hier eine Toilette?<\/em> (Is there a toilet here?)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Es gibt zwei M\u00f6glichkeiten.<\/em> (There are two options.)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Heute gibt es Suppe.<\/em> (We&#8217;re having soup today.)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Gibt es noch Fragen?<\/em> (Are there any more questions?)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Es gibt viele Gr\u00fcnde, Deutsch zu lernen.<\/em> (There are many reasons to learn German.)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>In der Klinik gibt es einen neuen Dienstplan.<\/em> (There&#8217;s a new duty roster at the clinic.)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>F\u00fcr dieses Problem gibt es keine einfache L\u00f6sung.<\/em> (There&#8217;s no easy solution for this problem.)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Was gibt es zum Fr\u00fchst\u00fcck?<\/em> (What&#8217;s for breakfast?)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Gibt es den Termin auch am Nachmittag?<\/em> (Is the appointment also available in the afternoon?)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Fr\u00fcher gab es hier ein Kino.<\/em> (There used to be a cinema here.)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Gestern gab es einen Stau auf der A8.<\/em> (There was a traffic jam on the A8 yesterday.)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Es hat einen Fehler im System gegeben.<\/em> (There was an error in the system.)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Morgen wird es Schnee geben.<\/em> (There will be snow tomorrow.)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Es muss eine andere L\u00f6sung geben.<\/em> (There must be another solution.)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Es g\u00e4be noch einen freien Platz.<\/em> (There would still be a free seat.)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Ich glaube, dass es dort einen Parkplatz gibt.<\/em> (I think there&#8217;s a car park there.)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Wei\u00dft du, ob es heute Kuchen gibt?<\/em> (Do you know whether there&#8217;s cake today?)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Es gibt nichts Neues.<\/em> (There&#8217;s nothing new.)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Was gibt&#8217;s Neues bei dir?<\/em> (What&#8217;s new with you?)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Das gibt&#8217;s doch nicht, du bist auch hier!<\/em> (No way, you&#8217;re here too!)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Wenn du zu sp\u00e4t kommst, gibt es \u00c4rger.<\/em> (If you&#8217;re late, there&#8217;ll be trouble.)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>In Deutschland gibt es 16 Bundesl\u00e4nder.<\/em> (There are 16 federal states in Germany.)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Gibt es diese Schuhe auch in Gr\u00f6\u00dfe 40?<\/em> (Do these shoes come in size 40?)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common mistakes with es gibt<\/h2>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Es geben viele Leute.<\/em> Correct: <em>Es gibt viele Leute.<\/em> (always singular)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Es gibt ein Bahnhof.<\/em> Correct: <em>Es gibt einen Bahnhof.<\/em> (accusative)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Hier gibt einen Park.<\/em> Correct: <em>Hier gibt es einen Park.<\/em> (<em>es<\/em> stays)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Es ist ein Problem mit meiner Heizung.<\/em> Better: <em>Es gibt ein Problem mit meiner Heizung<\/em> or <em>Ich habe ein Problem mit meiner Heizung.<\/em><\/li>\n\n<li><em>Es gibt nicht ein Bus.<\/em> Correct: <em>Es gibt keinen Bus.<\/em><\/li>\n\n<li><em>Es gibt jemand an der T\u00fcr.<\/em> Correct: <em>Da ist jemand an der T\u00fcr.<\/em> (pointing, right now)<\/li>\n\n<li><em>Es hat gegeben einen Unfall.<\/em> Correct: <em>Es hat einen Unfall gegeben.<\/em> (participle at the end)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exercise: es gibt, es ist \/ sind or da ist?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fill in the gap with the correct form. For 1\u20135, use <em>es gibt<\/em> in the tense or form given.<\/p>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In meiner Stra\u00dfe <strong><em>_ ein<\/em><\/strong>_ B\u00e4ckerei. (Pr\u00e4sens)<\/li>\n\n<li>Letztes Jahr <strong><em>_ hier noch kein<\/em><\/strong>_ Busverbindung. (Pr\u00e4teritum)<\/li>\n\n<li><strong><em>_ hier ein<\/em><\/strong>_ Arzt? (question, Pr\u00e4sens)<\/li>\n\n<li>Es <strong><em>_ ein<\/em><\/strong>_ Unfall ____. (Perfekt)<\/li>\n\n<li>Heute Abend <strong><em>_ <\/em><\/strong>_ Spaghetti. (word order: <em>Heute Abend<\/em> in position 1)<\/li>\n\n<li>____ kalt heute. (es gibt or es ist?)<\/li>\n\n<li>Schau mal, ____ deine Kollegin! (es gibt or da ist?)<\/li>\n\n<li>In der Schweiz ____ vier Landessprachen. (es gibt or es sind?)<\/li>\n\n<li>Im K\u00fchlschrank ____ noch zwei Joghurts. (es gibt or sind?)<\/li>\n\n<li>____ keine freien Zimmer mehr. (es gibt or es ist?)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>gibt es, eine<\/li>\n\n<li>gab es, keine<\/li>\n\n<li>Gibt es, einen<\/li>\n\n<li>hat, einen, gegeben<\/li>\n\n<li>gibt es<\/li>\n\n<li>Es ist<\/li>\n\n<li>da ist<\/li>\n\n<li>gibt es<\/li>\n\n<li>sind<\/li>\n\n<li>Es gibt<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why do Germans say &#8220;es gibt&#8221;?<\/strong><br\/>\nBecause German expresses existence with <em>geben<\/em> (&#8220;to give&#8221;): literally &#8220;it gives a park&#8221;. The phrase is fixed, and there is no other common way to say &#8220;there is&#8221; in the sense of &#8220;exists&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What does es gibt mean?<\/strong><br\/><em>Es gibt<\/em> means &#8220;there is&#8221; or &#8220;there are&#8221;. It is used for things that exist or are available: <em>Es gibt hier ein Caf\u00e9. Heute gibt es Fisch.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Is es gibt followed by accusative?<\/strong><br\/>\nYes, always: <em>Es gibt einen Park, keinen Bus, einen neuen Kollegen.<\/em> The difference is visible with masculine nouns, where <em>ein<\/em> becomes <em>einen<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is the past of es gibt?<\/strong><br\/><em>Es gab<\/em> (Pr\u00e4teritum) or <em>es hat gegeben<\/em> (Perfekt). In speech, <em>es gab<\/em> is more common: <em>Fr\u00fcher gab es hier einen Markt.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is the difference between es gibt and es ist?<\/strong><br\/><em>Es gibt<\/em> means &#8220;there is&#8221; (something exists). <em>Es ist<\/em> means &#8220;it is&#8221; and goes with adjectives, times or weather: <em>Es ist sp\u00e4t.<\/em> For something in a specific place, use <em>sein<\/em>: <em>Im Glas ist Wasser.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Say &#8220;Gibt es &#8230;?&#8221; without stopping to think.<\/strong> SipLingo gives you real voice conversations with instant corrections in your own language.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/download?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=es-gibt-german&amp;utm_content=footer\">Start free \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Es gibt means &#8220;there is\/there are&#8221;, always singular and always + accusative: Es gibt einen Park. 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