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There are too many problems with it

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Es gibt zu viele Probleme dabei

Es gibt is always singular

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There is no better wine

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Es gibt keinen besseren Wein

The noun following es gibt is in the accusative case

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There will definitely be rain

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Es gibt bestimmt Regen

Es gibt is always singular

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If we are late there will be trouble

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Wenn wir zu spät kommen, gibt es Ärger

This is an Informal usage of es gibt

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What’s up?

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Das gibt’s doch nicht?

This is an Informal usage of es gibt

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There are hardly any people there

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Es sind kaum Leute da

Es introduces the subject, which is in the nominative case

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There was no one there

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Es war niemand da

Es introduces the subject, which is in the nominative case

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There was no one there

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Da sind kaum Leute

The subject and verb swap places, es is dropped

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Once upon a time there was a queen

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Es war einmal eine Königin

Es can be used to begin a story

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