It - Es (The 12th Most Common German Word)

The German word for It is Es. This word often comes up when talking about ownership. It can be used as pronoun. It is the 12th most commonly used word in German, classified as a A1 word. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to the word’s pronunciation. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common German words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: it

German: es

Examples


It may be.	Es mag sein.
It's one o'clock.	Es ist ein Uhr.
It's OK.	Es ist in Ordnung.
Here it is.	Hier ist es.
It's very good.	Es ist sehr gut.
I want it.	Ich möchte es.
I want it now.	Ich möchte es jetzt.
It wasn't hers.	Es war nicht seins.

It was like that.	Es war so.
It was like this.	So war es.
It doesn't have to be like that.	Es muss nicht so sein.
It went OK.	Es lief sehr gut.
I know that you have it.	Ich weiß, dass du es hast.
I'm not going to make it.	Ich werde es nicht tun.
I think it's somewhere around here.	Ich glaube, es ist ungefähr hier.
I believe it is him.	Ich glaube, er ist es.
I don't want it because I already have it.	Ich will es nicht, weil ich es schon habe.
I don't know whether it's right or not.	Ich weiß nicht, ob es stimmt oder nicht.
I know why you want it.	Ich weiß, warum du es willst.
It was pretty good.	Es war ziemlich gut.
It was all good.	Es war alles gut.