Word
In der Kneipe an der Ecke gibt es gutes Bier.
Meaning
In the pub on the corner there is good beer.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of In der Kneipe an der Ecke gibt es gutes Bier.
gut
good / well
in
in
das Bier
the beer
an
at, on (vertical) / to (addressee) / of (in quantity/stock expressions)
Questions & Answers about In der Kneipe an der Ecke gibt es gutes Bier.
Why is it gutes instead of gute or gutem?
Bier is a neuter noun (das Bier) and it is the direct object of the phrase es gibt, meaning it is in the accusative case. Because there is no article before it (like ein or das), the adjective has to do the heavy lifting to show the case and gender. For neuter accusative without an article, the strong ending is -es, making it gutes Bier.
Why do we use an for "on the corner" instead of auf?
In German, an is used for being at a point, edge, or boundary, which fits a street corner perfectly. Auf would imply being physically on top of a horizontal surface. Therefore, the standard phrase for "on the corner" or "at the corner" is always an der Ecke.
Why is the verb gibt placed before es?
This is due to the German V2 rule, which states that the conjugated verb must be the second element in a main clause. Because we start the sentence with a location (In der Kneipe an der Ecke), the verb gibt must take the second position, pushing the subject es to the other side.
Does In der Kneipe an der Ecke count as one position or two for the word order?