es
/ɛs/
it, they; it, that, there
Meanings
- 1
it, they — Refers to a neuter noun (person, animal, thing or abstract)
Sie werden es dir sagen.
They'll tell you.
Tatoeba · mhr · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sie wissen es noch nicht.
They don't know yet.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
it, that, there — used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun
Ist es das, was du willst?
Is that what you want?
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ist es das, was er will?
Is that what he wants?
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
he — Refers to a neuter noun (person, animal, thing or abstract); when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is neuter [das]rare
- 4
she — Refers to a neuter noun (person, animal, thing or abstract); when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a feminine person, is neuter [das]rare