es ernst meint

is serious about it; means it seriously

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phrase Rare #46,830

is serious about it; means it seriously Used to say that someone is serious or sincere about what they say or do. The base expression is “es ernst meinen”; “meint” is the third-person singular form used with er, sie, or jemand.

GE: Die wissen, dass Tom es ernst meint.

EN: They know that Tom is serious about it.

So als ob er es ernst meint.

As if he were serious.

— Léon - Der Profi (1994)

Die wissen, dass Tom es ernst meint.

They know that Tom is serious.

Manchmal ist es schwer zu erkennen, wann Tom es ernst meint.

Sometimes it's hard to tell when Tom is serious.

Jemand, der es ernst meint.

Someone who is serious about it.

— Léon - Der Profi (1994)