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.
+ singular | C’è un cavallo. | There is a horse. |
+ plural | Ci sono dei cavalli. | There are a horse. |
+ several things | Ci 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. |
You can find more about the weather here.
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Ci sono dei cavalli heisst es gibt Pferde!!