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Meanings

  1. personal · singularit, they

    Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch.Where's the book? It’s on the table.

  2. personal · singularhe (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is neuter [das])

    Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten.I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.

  3. personal · singularshe (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a feminine person, is neuter [das])

    Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde.The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.

  4. impersonal · singularit, that, there (used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun)

    Das kann es nicht geben.This is nothing that could possibly exist.

Examples

GermanEnglish
Ruf Tom an und sag es ihm!Give Tom a call and tell him.
Tu es, wie man es dir sagt.Do as you're told.
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Er mag es, wenn ich das tue.He likes it when I do that.
Es gibt den Zug um zehn Uhr.There is the train at 10 o'clock.
Ruft Tom an und sagt es ihm!Give Tom a call and tell him.
Im Park gibt es einige Cafés.There are several cafes in the park.
Es ist gut, daß du hier bist.It's good you're here.
Es wird von Tag zu Tag kälter.It's getting cooler day by day.
Es gibt noch viel mehr zu tun.There is much more to be done.
Das hat nichts mit ihm zu tun.That has nothing to do with him.