Word
Gibt es hier einen Park?
Meaning
Is there a park here?
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Gibt es hier einen Park?
Why does the sentence start with Gibt es instead of Es gibt?
Because it is a yes/no question! In German, to turn a statement into a question, you simply swap the subject (es) and the verb (gibt). If it were a statement, it would be Es gibt hier einen Park (There is a park here).
Why is it einen Park and not just ein Park?
The phrase es gibt (there is/are) is special because it always requires the noun that follows it to be in the accusative (direct object) case. Because Park is a masculine noun, the word for "a" changes from its basic form ein to the accusative form einen.
What does gibt es literally translate to?
The verb geben means "to give", so gibt es literally translates to "gives it". However, you shouldn't translate it word-for-word! German uses this fixed phrase exactly the same way English uses "is there" or "are there".
Could I put hier at the very end of the sentence?
People would understand you if you asked Gibt es einen Park hier?, but it sounds a bit unnatural. In German, short words describing time or place, like hier (here), usually sit right after the verb and subject.