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Hi
Not too clear on the above:
Section 2.1 shows" Aber es gibt eine ......" and translates as but there is!!!
Section 2.2 shows "Gibt es dort Toiletten" ..... and translates Is there a toilet there.

Why is es (is) before gibt on the first line stating a positive whilst on the second line it comes after gibt and states a question?..... if you see what I mean.
Richard

Hallo Richard, viellicht ich kann ihnen helfen. "Es Gibt" and "Gibt es" can be translated into English as "it gives" and Gives it?". "Es" means it and Gibt is the form of the verb "Geben" ( to give )that you use with "es" ;therefore, literally translated, it's "it gives/gives it". Hope that helped. Viel Glück mit deinem Deutsch Lernen! Tschüs! -Cooper

Idiomatically they are translated as "There is, There are". So, Es gibt zwei Zwiebeln would be "there are two onions."