Impersonal Verbs (G-E) Flashcards by Jim Herman

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Es blitzt

A

It’s lightning

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Es dämmert

A

It’s getting light OR It’s getting dark

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Es donnert

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It’s thundering

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Es friert

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It’s freezing

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Es hagelt

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It’s hailing

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Es regnet

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It’s raining

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Es schneit

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It’ snowing

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Es stürmt

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It’s storming

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Es riecht

A

It smells

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Es stinkt

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It stinks

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Es zieht

A

There’s a draft

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Es gefällt mir

A

I like it

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Es geht mir gut/schlecht

A

I am fine/not well

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Es gelingt mir

A

I am successful

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Es geschieht hier viel

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A lot happens here

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Es geschieht mir recht

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It serves me right

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Es scheint mir

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It seems to me

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Es schmeckt mir gut

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I like the taste of it

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Es tut mir Leid

A

I am sorry

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Wie geht es Ihnen, Herr Braun?

A

How are you, Mr. Braun?

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Mit dem Zug geht es schneller

A

It’s quicker by train

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Es gibt hier ein Problem

A

There’s a problem

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Was gibt’s denn?

A

What’s the matter?

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Da gibt’s nichts zu lachen

A

This is not a laughing matter

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Es fragt sich, ob…

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The question is whether…

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Es handelt sich um…

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It’s about…

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Es hängt davon ab (ob)…

A

It depends (on whether)…

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Es kommt auf…an

A

It depends on…

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Es macht nichts

A

It doesn’t matter

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Es ärgert mich

A

It annoys me

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Es enttäuscht mich

A

I’m disappointed

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Es erstaunt mich

A

I’m astonished

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Es freut mich

A

I’m glad

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Es interessiert mich

A

I’m interested

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Es wundert mich

A

I’m surprised

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Es ist mir/Mir ist kalt/warm

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I’m cold/warm

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Es ist mir/Mir ist schlecht/übel

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I’m feeling sick

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Da fällt mir ein/mir fällt ein

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It occurs to me

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Es bleiben

A

There remain

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Es kommen

A

There are…coming