there is oder there are
1. Verwendung von there is, there are in Sätzen und Fragen
| Singular/Einzahl | Plural/Mehrzahl | |
|---|---|---|
| bejahter Satz | There is a cat in the room. | There are two cats in the room. |
| verneinter Satz | There is not a cat in the room | There are not two cats in the room. |
| There is no cat in the room. | There are no cats in the room. | |
| Frage | Is there a cat in the room? | Are there two cats in the room? |
2. Kurzformen von there is, there are
- Es gibt nur von there is eine Kurzform: there's
- Die Form there're ist nicht üblich.
- Bei Fragen kann keine Kurzform gebildet werden.
| Singular/Einzahl | Plural/Mehrzahl | |
|---|---|---|
| bejahter Satz | There's a cat in the room. | There are two cats in the room. |
| verneinter Satz | There's not a cat in the room. | There are not two cats in the room. |
| There isn't a cat in the room. | ||
| There's no cat in the room. | There are no cats in the room. | |
| Frage | Is there a cat in the room? | Are there two cats in the room? |
► In der Umgangsspache wird die Kurzform there's manchmal auch für den Plural/Mehrzahl benutzt. Von der grammatikalischen Seite her betrachtet ist dies nicht richtig.