es
part of speech
verb (Spanish «es» = is; French «es» = (you) are); suffix «-es» (plurals and verbs); symbol (Es = einsteinium) — not an English word
meaning for a pupil
1) (Spanish) «Es» means «is» in Spanish: «es grande» means «it is big». tree →
2) (French) «Tu es» means «you are» in French; the «s» is silent, so it sounds like «eh». tree →
3) «-es» is also an English ending that makes plurals (box, boxes; bus, buses) and the «he/she» form of some verbs (she watches, he goes). tree →
4) (science) «Es» is the symbol for einsteinium, an element made in laboratories. tree →
sense in the lessons
In Spanish and French lessons «es» is a form of the verb «to be». In English spelling lessons pupils learn when to add «-es» rather than «-s»: after s, ss, sh, ch, x and z, and after many words ending in «o» (tomatoes, potatoes, heroes). In everyday Spanish heard in the USA, «¿Qué es?» means «what is it?».
examples
- He said to her, 'My daughter, come and we ivill many thee to Abraham My beloved." She said to him, 'Xo. not until the meek one com- es and takes meekness.' God then consulted the Sefer Yetzirah, which said, "Yes'. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- In Spanish, «Es mi amigo» means «he is my friend». tree →
- In French, «tu es gentil» means «you are kind». tree →
- Add «-es» to make the plural of «fox»: «foxes». tree →
- She «watches» TV — the verb gets «-es» after «ch». tree →
- «¿Qué es esto?» means «what is this?» in Spanish. tree →
- The plural of «potato» is «potatoes». tree →
- Es is the symbol for an element named after Albert Einstein. tree →
note
As a word, Spanish or French, not English. In English «-es» is an ending, not a separate word. Exceptions to the «-es» rule: «pianos», «photos», «videos» take just «-s».
In the corpora
- A consonant before the y: change y to i and add -es (baby, babies; party, parties).
- Blessé means hurt: "Tu es blessé ?" means "Are you hurt?", and une blessure is an injury.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «es» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.