Funny picture to remember the German word es, meaning it

es

means it

The memory trick

Picture a German cat chasing its tail, meowing "ESS, ESS!" as it spins. You laugh, connecting "ESS" to "it" because the cat is chasing it—its tail!

In a sentence

Die Katze jagt es durch den Raum.

The cat chases it around the room.

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