es

«es» in Mova's school dictionary: «is» in Spanish: «es grande» means «it is big» — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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

• 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.