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How to Say ‘Is it a corner now?’ in German

Gibt es jetzt Ecke?

gipt es yetst EK-eh

[gipt es yetst EK-eh]

💬 Usage Tip: In football talk, people often drop the article: Ecke, not eine Ecke. You'll hear gibt es Elfmeter? "is it a penalty?" built the same way.

Phrase Breakdown

Gibt es

gipt es

Is there

'es gibt' means 'there is'. In a question the verb comes first. Link the words smoothly: 'gibtes'.

Example

Gibt es noch Bier?

Is there any beer left?

Words in this phrase

Gibt

[gipt]

gives (in 'gibt es': is there)

Form of 'geben'; with 'es' it means 'there is/are'.

Example

Gibt es heute ein Tagesmenü?

Is there a daily menu today?

[es]

A neutral pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

jetzt Ecke?

yetst EK-eh

a corner (kick) now?

'Ecke' means corner and is short for 'Eckball'. Say it ECK-e, with a soft 'uh' at the end.

Example

Der Schiedsrichter gibt Ecke.

The referee awards a corner.

Words in this phrase

jetzt

[yetst]

now

Refers to the present moment.

Example

Wir gehen jetzt.

We're going now.

Ecke

[EK-eh]

corner kick

In football, short for 'Eckball', a corner kick.

Example

Der Schiedsrichter gibt Ecke.

The referee gives a corner.

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