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I am new to German so would would be grateful if someone could help with this trivial question.
When doing some exercises from my course book I saw such example
Der Computer ist nicht neu. Es ist ein alter Computer.
The question is why in the second sentence they use "es ist" instead of "er ist".
Also there were some examples for feminine and neutral nouns as well (die Uhr, das Bild) and all of them used "es ist" in the second sentence.
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I am new to German so would would be grateful if someone could help with this trivial question.
When doing some exercises from my course book I saw such example
Der Computer ist nicht neu. Es ist ein alter Computer.
The question is why in the second sentence they use "es ist" instead of "er ist".
Also there were some examples for feminine and neutral nouns as well (die Uhr, das Bild) and all of them used "es ist" in the second sentence.
pronouns
edited Sep 1 at 21:58
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up vote
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I am new to German so would would be grateful if someone could help with this trivial question.
When doing some exercises from my course book I saw such example
Der Computer ist nicht neu. Es ist ein alter Computer.
The question is why in the second sentence they use "es ist" instead of "er ist".
Also there were some examples for feminine and neutral nouns as well (die Uhr, das Bild) and all of them used "es ist" in the second sentence.
pronouns
edited Sep 1 at 21:58
user unknown
16.9k33180
asked Sep 1 at 16:13
Dave
183
I am new to German so would would be grateful if someone could help with this trivial question.
When doing some exercises from my course book I saw such example
Der Computer ist nicht neu. Es ist ein alter Computer.
The question is why in the second sentence they use "es ist" instead of "er ist".
Also there were some examples for feminine and neutral nouns as well (die Uhr, das Bild) and all of them used "es ist" in the second sentence.
pronouns
edited Sep 1 at 21:58
user unknown
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asked Sep 1 at 16:13
Dave
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edited Sep 1 at 21:58
user unknown
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edited Sep 1 at 21:58
user unknown
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edited Sep 1 at 21:58
user unknown
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asked Sep 1 at 16:13
Dave
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asked Sep 1 at 16:13
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'Es' can refer back to a non-neuter or plural noun, as an alternative to the expected masculine, feminine, or plural pronoun:
-Siehst du die Kinder dort? Es/Sie sind meine
-Seine Mutter lebt noch. Es/Sie ist eine alte Frau
'Es' can as well be used in this sense with a plural verb and corresponds to 'they':
-Es sind Ärzte.
-Was sind es?
'Es' can as well be used with personal pronouns:
-Du bist es.
-Seid ihr es gewesen?
Also in a cleft sentence:
-Er war es, der es mir sagte.
-Du warst es also, der geklingelt hat.
answered Sep 1 at 16:33
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'Es' can refer back to a non-neuter or plural noun, as an alternative to the expected masculine, feminine, or plural pronoun:
-Siehst du die Kinder dort? Es/Sie sind meine
-Seine Mutter lebt noch. Es/Sie ist eine alte Frau
'Es' can as well be used in this sense with a plural verb and corresponds to 'they':
-Es sind Ärzte.
-Was sind es?
'Es' can as well be used with personal pronouns:
-Du bist es.
-Seid ihr es gewesen?
Also in a cleft sentence:
-Er war es, der es mir sagte.
-Du warst es also, der geklingelt hat.
answered Sep 1 at 16:33
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'Es' can refer back to a non-neuter or plural noun, as an alternative to the expected masculine, feminine, or plural pronoun:
-Siehst du die Kinder dort? Es/Sie sind meine
-Seine Mutter lebt noch. Es/Sie ist eine alte Frau
'Es' can as well be used in this sense with a plural verb and corresponds to 'they':
-Es sind Ärzte.
-Was sind es?
'Es' can as well be used with personal pronouns:
-Du bist es.
-Seid ihr es gewesen?
Also in a cleft sentence:
-Er war es, der es mir sagte.
-Du warst es also, der geklingelt hat.
answered Sep 1 at 16:33
Abdullah
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up vote
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up vote
6
down vote
accepted
'Es' can refer back to a non-neuter or plural noun, as an alternative to the expected masculine, feminine, or plural pronoun:
-Siehst du die Kinder dort? Es/Sie sind meine
-Seine Mutter lebt noch. Es/Sie ist eine alte Frau
'Es' can as well be used in this sense with a plural verb and corresponds to 'they':
-Es sind Ärzte.
-Was sind es?
'Es' can as well be used with personal pronouns:
-Du bist es.
-Seid ihr es gewesen?
Also in a cleft sentence:
-Er war es, der es mir sagte.
-Du warst es also, der geklingelt hat.
answered Sep 1 at 16:33
Abdullah
548112
'Es' can refer back to a non-neuter or plural noun, as an alternative to the expected masculine, feminine, or plural pronoun:
-Siehst du die Kinder dort? Es/Sie sind meine
-Seine Mutter lebt noch. Es/Sie ist eine alte Frau
'Es' can as well be used in this sense with a plural verb and corresponds to 'they':
-Es sind Ärzte.
-Was sind es?
'Es' can as well be used with personal pronouns:
-Du bist es.
-Seid ihr es gewesen?
Also in a cleft sentence:
-Er war es, der es mir sagte.
-Du warst es also, der geklingelt hat.
answered Sep 1 at 16:33
Abdullah
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edited Sep 1 at 19:59
answered Sep 1 at 16:33
Abdullah
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answered Sep 1 at 16:33
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answered Sep 1 at 16:33
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