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# es

verb (Spanish «es» = is; French «es» = (you) are); suffix «-es» (plurals and verbs); symbol (Es = einsteinium) — not an English word

«es» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (Spanish) «Es» means «is» in Spanish: «es grande» means «it is big». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/es/#m1)
2. (French) «Tu es» means «you are» in French; the «s» is silent, so it sounds like «eh». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/es/#m2)
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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/es/#m3)
4. (science) «Es» is the symbol for einsteinium, an element made in laboratories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/es/#m4)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/es/#x1)
- In French, «tu es gentil» means «you are kind». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/es/#x2)
- Add «-es» to make the plural of «fox»: «foxes». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/es/#x3)
- She «watches» TV — the verb gets «-es» after «ch». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/es/#x4)
- «¿Qué es esto?» means «what is this?» in Spanish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/es/#x5)
- The plural of «potato» is «potatoes». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/es/#x6)
- Es is the symbol for an element named after Albert Einstein. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/es/#x7)

### 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 Jewish tradition

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/es/#x1)

### 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».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «es» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/es/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«es» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/es.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «es» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/es/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«es» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/es.html) on Mova free.