Word
Hier ist ein Haus.
Meaning
Here is a house.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Hier ist ein Haus.
Why do we use ein here instead of eine?
The word Haus is a neuter noun. When a masculine or neuter noun is the subject of a sentence, we use the word ein for "a" or "an". If the noun were feminine, we would use eine instead.
Why is Haus capitalized in the middle of the sentence?
In German, all nouns (words for people, places, things, or ideas) are capitalized no matter where they are in the sentence. Because Haus is a noun, it must start with a capital letter.
Why does the verb ist come right after Hier?
In a standard German statement, the conjugated verb always takes the second position. Since the sentence starts with the location word Hier, the verb ist must immediately follow it.
What is the dictionary form of the verb ist?
The verb ist comes from the irregular verb sein, which means "to be". Here it matches the single thing being talked about, exactly like the English word "is".