diff --git a/lib/src/german/IdiomGer.gf b/lib/src/german/IdiomGer.gf
index fdca7bc27..aa9845113 100644
--- a/lib/src/german/IdiomGer.gf
+++ b/lib/src/german/IdiomGer.gf
@@ -33,6 +33,23 @@ concrete IdiomGer of Idiom = CatGer **
               }
       } ;
 
+    ExistNPAdv np adv= 
+      mkClause "es" (agrP3 Sg) 
+        (insertAdv adv.s (insertObj (\\_ => appPrep geben.c2 np.s) 
+          (predV geben))) ;
+
+    ExistIPAdv ip adv = {
+      s = \\m,t,a,p => 
+            let 
+              cls = 
+                (mkClause "es" (agrP3 Sg)  (insertAdv adv.s (predV geben))).s ! m ! t ! a ! p ;
+              who = ip.s ! Acc
+            in table {
+              QDir   => who ++ cls ! Inv ;
+              QIndir => who ++ cls ! Sub
+              }
+      } ;
+
     ProgrVP = insertAdv "eben" ; ----
 
     ImpPl1 vp = {s = 
diff --git a/lib/src/german/StructuralGer.gf b/lib/src/german/StructuralGer.gf
index ffaf1f12b..cf74f3d75 100644
--- a/lib/src/german/StructuralGer.gf
+++ b/lib/src/german/StructuralGer.gf
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ concrete StructuralGer of Structural = CatGer **
   here_Adv = ss "hier" ;
   how_IAdv = ss "wie" ;
   how8much_IAdv = ss "wieviel" ;
-  how8many_IDet = {s = \\g,c => (detLikeAdj False Pl "wieviel").s ! g ! NPC c ; n = Pl} ;
+  how8many_IDet = {s = \\g,c => (detLikeAdj False Pl "wie viel").s ! g ! NPC c ; n = Pl} ;
   if_Subj = ss "wenn" ;
   in8front_Prep = mkPrep "vor" P.dative ;
   i_Pron = mkPronPers "ich" "mich" "mir" "meiner" "mein" Masc Sg P1 ;