Here is ... / Here you are

Here is ... / Here you are means “Here is ... / Here you are: present or hand something over”. Here is / Here are + noun presents or points to something, often as you hand it over or show it: Here is your ticket. Formation: Here + is / are + noun · Here you are

Here is ... / Here you are: present or hand something over

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Formation

Here + is / are + noun · Here you are

Explanation

Here is / Here are + noun presents or points to something, often as you hand it over or show it: Here is your ticket. Here are your keys. Here you are (or Here you go) is a fixed phrase used exactly at the moment of giving something to someone. Watch the word order after Here + verb: with a noun subject, the verb comes first (Here comes the bus), but with a pronoun the pronoun comes first (Here it comes).

Examples

Here is your coffee.
Here you are — one coffee and one tea.

Note

Here you are and Here you go both mean 'take this'. Compare the word order: Here comes the train (noun after the verb) but Here it comes (pronoun before the verb).

FAQ

Here is ... / Here you are — what does it mean and how is it used?

Here is ... / Here you are: present or hand something over. Here is / Here are + noun presents or points to something, often as you hand it over or show it: Here is your ticket. Here are your keys. Here you are (or Here you go) is a fixed phrase used exactly at the moment of giving something to someone. Watch the word order after Here + verb: with a noun subject, the verb comes first (Here comes the bus), but with a pronoun the pronoun comes first (Here it comes).

Here is ... / Here you are — how do you form it?

Here + is / are + noun · Here you are

Here is ... / Here you are — any usage notes?

Here you are and Here you go both mean 'take this'. Compare the word order: Here comes the train (noun after the verb) but Here it comes (pronoun before the verb).

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