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How to Say ‘Is there? / Are there?’ in German

Gibt es?

gibt ess

[gibt ess]

💬 Usage Tip: es gibt means 'there is' or 'there are' and never changes for plurals. Gibt es Deutschkurse? and Gibt es einen Kurs? both use gibt.

Phrase Breakdown

Gibt

[gibt]

is there / are there

Form of 'geben' used to ask whether something exists or is available.

Example

Gibt es einen Parkplatz hinter dem Restaurant?

Is there a parking lot behind the restaurant?

[ess]

it / there

Part of the fixed phrase Gibt es...? meaning is there...?.

Example

Es gibt heute noch freie Tische.

There are still free tables today.

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