C’è, ci sono: the Italian verb esserci

Let’s learn how to use the Italian verb esserci and specifically its forms c’è and ci sono. C’è, ci sono: the Italian verb esserci.

C’è and ci sono

All’agriturismo c’è un cavallo.

C’è / ci sono means there is / there are.

C’è is followed by the singular, ci sono by the plural or several things. The subject always comes after c’è/ci sono.

+ singularC’è un cavallo.There is a horse.
+ pluralCi sono dei cavalli.There are a horse.
+ several thingsCi sono un gatto e un cane.There are a cat and a dog.

The verb esserci

It is the verb essere together with ci, which basically means there. Before è, ci is apostrophized and becomes c’.

C’è / ci sono thus denotes that something is somewhere, either generally there, or in a particular place that is mentioned.

C’è un cavallo.There is a horse.
All’agriturismo c’è un cavallo.There is a horse at the farm.
A Roma ci sono molti turisti.There are many tourists in Rome.
In frigorifero ci sono delle uova.There are eggs in the refrigerator.

C’è / ci sono is also used to talk about the weather, especially to say that the weather is good/bad and that it is sunny.

Oggi c’è bel tempo.Today is beautiful weather.
Oggi c’è brutto tempo.Today is bad weather.
Oggi c’è il sole.It’s sunny today.

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  1. Gerd says:

    Ci sono dei cavalli heisst es gibt Pferde!!

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