"There was an earthquake yesterday." in German

Gestern gab es ein Erdbeben.

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Literal Breakdown

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yesterday	gestern	Learn
was	gab	Learn
there	es	Learn
an	ein	Learn
earthquake	Erdbeben	Learn

Summary

The German translation for “There was an earthquake yesterday.” is Gestern gab es ein Erdbeben.. The German, Gestern gab es ein Erdbeben., can be broken down into 5 parts:"yesterday" (gestern), "was" (gab), "there" (es), "an" (ein) and "earthquake" (Erdbeben).