How to Say ‘Is it’ in German
Ist sie
ist zee
[ist zee]
💬 Usage Tip: German often starts a yes/no question with the verb: [Ist sie ...?] instead of "she is." The [sie] here refers back to [die Hausmischung], because [Mischung] is a [die] noun.
Phrase Breakdown
Ist
[ist]
is
Third-person singular of 'sein'; used at the start of a yes/no question.
Ist sie frisch geröstet?
Is it freshly roasted?
sie
[zee]
she; it
Here 'sie' refers to a feminine noun like 'die Röstung' or 'die Mischung', so in English often 'it'.
Ist sie hell geröstet?
Is it lightly roasted?
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