Breakdown of Wir singen ein Lied. Es ist wunderschön.
sein
to be
ein
a, an (eine)
es
it
wir
we
wunderschön
gorgeous
singen
to sing
das Lied
the song
Questions & Answers about Wir singen ein Lied. Es ist wunderschön.
Why is it Wir singen instead of something like "Wir sind singen" for "We are singing"?
German does not have a separate "-ing" form (present continuous tense) like English does. The simple present tense Wir singen translates to both "We sing" and "We are singing" depending on the context.
Why does the second sentence start with the pronoun Es?
Es translates to "it". In German, pronouns must match the gender of the noun they replace. Since ein Lied (a song) is a neuter noun, we use the neuter pronoun es to refer back to it.
Is wunderschön related to the word schön (beautiful)?
Yes! German frequently builds compound words. Wunderschön combines Wunder (miracle or wonder) and schön (beautiful). Together, it means absolutely gorgeous or wonderfully beautiful.
Why doesn't wunderschön have an adjective ending like wunderschönes here?
When an adjective comes after a verb like ist and describes the subject, it does not get any special endings. It just stays in its basic dictionary form.
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