German Phrase
Die meisten großen Supermärkte haben es.
Meaning
The sentence states that the majority of large supermarkets possess a certain item, service, or feature that has been mentioned earlier. It is a neutral statement, neither praising nor criticizing the supermarkets.
When to use
Use this phrase when you are comparing the availability of something across different retail chains, for example when talking about loyalty cards, organic sections, or self‑checkout machines.
✦Grammar Breakdown
DiemeistengroßenSupermärktehabenes
Definite article with plural nouns
‘Die’ is the nominative plural definite article. It is used before plural nouns regardless of gender.
Adjective weak declension
After a definite article in the plural, adjectives take the weak ending –en: ‘großen’.
Verb agreement
‘haben’ is conjugated for third‑person plural (sie haben) because ‘Supermärkte’ is plural.
Pronoun ‘es’ as object
‘es’ is a neuter pronoun that stands for a previously mentioned thing; it stays unchanged in the accusative.
🗨In Conversation
Gibt es in Deutschland überall Bio‑Milch?
Is organic milk available everywhere in Germany?
Die meisten großen Supermärkte haben es.
Most big supermarkets have it.
✕Common Mistakes
Die meisten große Supermärkte haben es.
After the definite article ‘die’ in the plural, the adjective must take the weak ending –en, not –e.
Die meisten großen Supermärkte haben sie.
‘sie’ would refer back to ‘Supermärkte’ (they). The pronoun ‘es’ is needed because the object being talked about is neuter.
Der meisten großen Supermärkte haben es.
‘der’ is the genitive singular feminine article; the correct nominative plural article is ‘die’.
↔Alternatives
Die meisten großen Supermärkte bieten das an.
The majority of large supermarkets offer it.
Viele große Supermärkte haben es.
Many large supermarkets have it.
Fast alle großen Supermärkte haben es.
Almost all large supermarkets have it.
Cultural Tip
In German, ‘Supermarkt’ is masculine (der Supermarkt) but its plural form ‘Supermärkte’ is used with the plural article ‘die’. When an adjective follows a definite article in the plural, it always takes the weak ending –en, regardless of the adjective’s own ending in the base form. Also, German speakers often use ‘es’ to refer to abstract or previously mentioned items, so make sure the antecedent is clear to avoid confusion.