es — Refers to a neuter noun (person, animal, thing or abstract); it, they
es is the #13 most common word in German, a pronoun. It means “Refers to a neuter noun (person, animal, thing or abstract); it, they” and is pronounced /ɛs/.
#13frequency rank
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Forms of es
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ich | I · nominative sg. | |
| du | nominative sg. | |
| -e | nominative sg. | |
| er | he/she · nominative sg. · masc. | |
| sie | he/she · nominative sg. · femi. | |
| -se | he/she · nominative sg. · femi. | |
| es | he/she · nominative sg. · neut. | |
| wir | we · nominative pl. | |
| ihr | nominative pl. | |
| sie | they · nominative pl. | |
| -se | they · nominative pl. | |
| Sie | nominative | |
| Ihr | nominative | |
| meiner | I · genitive sg. | |
| mein | I · genitive sg. | |
| deiner | genitive sg. | |
| dein | genitive sg. | |
| seiner | he/she · genitive sg. · masc. | |
| sein | he/she · genitive sg. · masc. | |
| ihrer | he/she · genitive sg. · femi. | |
| seiner | he/she · genitive sg. · neut. | |
| sein | he/she · genitive sg. · neut. | |
| unser | we · genitive pl. | |
| euer | genitive pl. | |
| ihrer | they · genitive pl. | |
| Ihrer | genitive | |
| Euer | genitive | |
| mir | I · dative sg. | |
| dir | dative sg. | |
| ihm | he/she · dative sg. · masc. | |
| ihr | he/she · dative sg. · femi. | |
| ihm | he/she · dative sg. · neut. | |
| uns | we · dative pl. | |
| euch | dative pl. | |
| ihnen | they · dative pl. | |
| Ihnen | dative | |
| Euch | dative | |
| mich | I · accusative sg. | |
| dich | accusative sg. | |
| ihn | he/she · accusative sg. · masc. | |
| sie | he/she · accusative sg. · femi. | |
| -se | he/she · accusative sg. · femi. | |
| es | he/she · accusative sg. · neut. | |
| uns | we · accusative pl. | |
| euch | accusative pl. | |
| sie | they · accusative pl. | |
| -se | they · accusative pl. | |
| Sie | accusative |