Bern: 'es gibt' vs 'da sind', determiners and prepositions
I understand when to use 'da sind' or 'es gibt' in the context of discussing holiday pictures, and I can apply correct endings to articles and other determiners.
Bern: 'es gibt' vs 'da sind', determiners and prepositions
I understand when to use 'da sind' or 'es gibt' in the context of discussing holiday pictures, and I can apply correct endings to articles and other determiners.
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Key learning points
- 'Es gibt' means ‘there is’ and ‘there are’. It is a general statement that something exists.
- Use 'da ist' and 'da sind' to point out what there is in a specific place, at a specific moment in time.
- Determiners such as 'jed-', 'letzt-' and 'nächst-' change their endings according to gender and case.
- Use dative endings after the preposition 'bei', e.g., 'bei dem (beim) nächsten Mal'.
- Use the correct case after dual-case prepositions such as 'in', 'an', 'auf' to ensure the intended meaning is clear.
Keywords
Es gibt - means 'there is, there are' and is a general statement that something exists
Da sind - means 'there are' and points out what is in a specific place at a specific time
Jed- - determiner meaning ‘each, every’ which changes according to gender and case
Letzt- - determiner meaning ‘last’ which changes according to gender and case
Nächst- - determiner meaning ‘next’ which changes according to gender and case
Common misconception
'Es ist' means 'there is'.
Use 'es gibt' to translate 'there is, there are' when making a general statement that something exists. Use 'da ist' when referring to a particular thing in a particular place at a particular time; for instance, in a photograph: 'Da ist die Kirche.'.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
stage
decision
flight
concept
time
topic, theme
to visit, visiting
to invite, inviting
to win, winning
to run, running
to disturb, disturbing
to do, doing
Exit quiz
4 Questions
Monat
Woche
Jahr
die Kirche.
der Kirche.
der Wand.
die Wand.
dem Bett.
das Bett.