Impersonal Verbs (G-E) Flashcards

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Es blitzt

A

It’s lightning

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2
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Es dämmert

A

It’s getting light OR It’s getting dark

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3
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Es donnert

A

It’s thundering

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4
Q

Es friert

A

It’s freezing

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5
Q

Es hagelt

A

It’s hailing

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6
Q

Es regnet

A

It’s raining

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7
Q

Es schneit

A

It’ snowing

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8
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Es stürmt

A

It’s storming

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9
Q

Es riecht

A

It smells

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10
Q

Es stinkt

A

It stinks

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11
Q

Es zieht

A

There’s a draft

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12
Q

Es gefällt mir

A

I like it

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13
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Es geht mir gut/schlecht

A

I am fine/not well

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14
Q

Es gelingt mir

A

I am successful

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15
Q

Es geschieht hier viel

A

A lot happens here

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16
Q

Es geschieht mir recht

A

It serves me right

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17
Q

Es scheint mir

A

It seems to me

18
Q

Es schmeckt mir gut

A

I like the taste of it

19
Q

Es tut mir Leid

A

I am sorry

20
Q

Wie geht es Ihnen, Herr Braun?

A

How are you, Mr. Braun?

21
Q

Mit dem Zug geht es schneller

A

It’s quicker by train

22
Q

Es gibt hier ein Problem

A

There’s a problem

23
Q

Was gibt’s denn?

A

What’s the matter?

24
Q

Da gibt’s nichts zu lachen

A

This is not a laughing matter

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Es fragt sich, ob...
The question is whether...
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Es handelt sich um...
It's about...
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Es hängt davon ab (ob)...
It depends (on whether)...
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Es kommt auf...an
It depends on...
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Es macht nichts
It doesn't matter
30
Es ärgert mich
It annoys me
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Es enttäuscht mich
I'm disappointed
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Es erstaunt mich
I'm astonished
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Es freut mich
I'm glad
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Es interessiert mich
I'm interested
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Es wundert mich
I'm surprised
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Es ist mir/Mir ist kalt/warm
I'm cold/warm
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Es ist mir/Mir ist schlecht/übel
I'm feeling sick
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Da fällt mir ein/mir fällt ein
It occurs to me
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Es bleiben
There remain
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Es kommen
There are...coming