There is/Is there...?

[OSCAR HERRE]

ist mite be used....

--- On Wed, 4/6/11, Frithureiks <gadrauhts at hotmail.com> wrote:


From: Frithureiks <gadrauhts at hotmail.com>
Subject: [gothic-l] Re: There is/Is there...?
To: gothic-l at yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 3:33 PM


  





--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "anheropl0x" <anheropl0x at ...> wrote:
>
> Is this phrase attested in Gothic?
> 
> Perfect example: "Is there a phrase denoting the existence of something?" The German equivalent is "Es gibt/Gibt es...?" Which makes me wonder if it is some strange difference of wording in Gothic as well.
> 
> Any thoughts?
>

I am not quite sure about this. I usually just use a form of wisan which ofcourse mean to be and can also mean to exist.

Ni ist Guþ in himina. = There is no God in heaven.








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