Impersonal Verbs (E-G) Flashcards

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1
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It’s lightning

A

Es blitzt

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2
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It’s getting light OR It’s getting dark

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Es dämmert

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3
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It’s thundering

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Es donnert

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4
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It’s freezing

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Es friert

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5
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It’s hailing

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Es hagelt

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6
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It’s raining

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Es regnet

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7
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It’ snowing

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Es schneit

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8
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It’s storming

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Es stürmt

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9
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It smells

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Es riecht

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10
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It stinks

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Es stinkt

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11
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There’s a draft

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Es zieht

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12
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I like it

A

Es gefällt mir

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13
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I am fine/not well

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Es geht mir gut/schlecht

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14
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I am successful

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Es gelingt mir

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15
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A lot happens here

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Es geschieht hier viel

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16
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It serves me right

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Es geschieht mir recht

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17
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It seems to me

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Es scheint mir

18
Q

I like the taste of it

A

Es schmeckt mir gut

19
Q

I am sorry

A

Es tut mir Leid

20
Q

How are you, Mr. Braun?

A

Wie geht es Ihnen, Herr Braun?

21
Q

It’s quicker by train

A

Mit dem Zug geht es schneller

22
Q

There’s a problem

A

Es gibt hier ein Problem

23
Q

What’s the matter?

A

Was gibt’s denn?

24
Q

This is not a laughing matter

A

Da gibt’s nichts zu lachen

25
Q

The question is whether…

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Es fragt sich, ob…

26
Q

It’s about…

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Es handelt sich um…

27
Q

It depends (on whether)…

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Es hängt davon ab (ob)…

28
Q

It depends on…

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Es kommt auf…an

29
Q

It doesn’t matter

A

Es macht nichts

30
Q

It annoys me

A

Es ärgert mich

31
Q

I’m disappointed

A

Es enttäuscht mich

32
Q

I’m astonished

A

Es erstaunt mich

33
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I’m glad

A

Es freut mich

34
Q

I’m interested

A

Es interessiert mich

35
Q

I’m surprised

A

Es wundert mich

36
Q

I’m cold/warm

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Es ist mir/Mir ist kalt/warm

37
Q

I’m feeling sick

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Es ist mir/Mir ist schlecht/übel

38
Q

It occurs to me

A

Da fällt mir ein/mir fällt ein

39
Q

There remain

A

Es bleiben

40
Q

There are…coming

A

Es kommen