GrammarB2· Gesundheit & Ernährung
Das Wörtchen es: Korrelat und Platzhalter
es as pointer and placeholder
Kartoffel · your teacher
Hi! Let's look at this one together — step by step, no rush.
From what you know
Ich finde, dass regelmäßiges Essen wichtig ist.becomesIch finde es wichtig, regelmäßig zu essen.6 parts · about 5 min
1What & when
In one line
In one linees points to a later clause or holds position 1. Fixed es (es gibt) always stays.
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Before
Es freut mich, dass Sie zur Vorsorge kommen.
Watch the sentence change …
The dass-clause moves to position 1. es has nothing left to point to, so it disappears.
„Dass Sie zur Vorsorge kommen, freut mich.“ — I'm glad you're coming for the check-up.
Kartoffel
First, what is it?
es is more than “it”. It has three jobs. It can point ahead to a dass-clause or a (like früh aufzustehen) that comes later: Es freut mich, dass du kommst. It can be a fixed part of an expression: es gibt, es geht um, es kommt darauf an. And it can just fill position 1 for a that follows: Es kamen viele Leute.
Kartoffel
And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:
Gesundheit & ErnährungYou need it to say how you feel about something. You need it to say what you find important or hard, and what something is about: – –
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