PräteritumwarPerfektsein gewesenImperativsei! / seid!Konjunktiv IIer wäreKonjunktiv Ier sei
Konjugation
Indikativ
Konjunktiv
Präsens
Präteritum
Konjunktiv I
Konjunktiv II
ich
bin
war
sei
wäre
du
bist
warst
seiest
wärst
er/sie/es
ist
war
sei
wäre
wir
sind
waren
seien
wären
ihr
seid
wart
seiet
wärt
sie/Sie
sind
waren
seien
wären
Also:SeinNomen
Verb
4 meanings
1be
connects the subject with a characteristic, a profession, a state, or an equivalence and says something about the person or thing
danach steht der Nominativfollowed by the Nominativ
Common phrases
alt seinbe old
müde seinbe tired
Mein Bruder ist Lehrer.
My brother is a teacher.
Das Wetter war gestern sehr schlecht.
The weather was very bad yesterday.
2be, stay
to be located at a specific place or attend an event
mit Ortsangabewith an indication of place
Common phrases
zu Hause seinbe at home
Synonyms
sich befindenbe located
Wir waren letzten Sommer in Italien.
We were in Italy last summer.
Ist Paul schon zu Hause?
Is Paul already at home?
3exist, begehoben
to exist in reality, occur, or be present
Synonyms
existierenexist
Es war einmal ein König.
Once upon a time there was a king.
Ich denke, also bin ich.
I think, therefore I am.
4have, be
serves as an auxiliary verb to form the Perfekt and Plusquamperfekt with verbs of movement or change and with “sein”, “bleiben”
Hilfsverb + Partizip IIauxiliary verb + Partizip II
Ich bin gestern nach Berlin gefahren.
I drove to Berlin yesterday.
Als wir ankamen, war der Zug schon abgefahren.
When we arrived, the train had already departed.
“Sein” is one of the most common verbs in German and completely irregular (ich bin, du bist, er ist, wir sind, ihr seid, sie sind). It appears constantly in everyday speech and written language. As an auxiliary verb, it forms the Perfekt and Plusquamperfekt of many verbs, especially with movement and changes of state.
irregular; Perfekt with sein; predicate in the Nominativ
⚠Form the Perfekt with sein, not haben, when indicating movement.
Artikelwort
2 meanings
1his, its
belongs to a man or a masculine thing that is being spoken about
Endung nach dem folgenden Nomenending depends on the following noun
Paul hat seinen Schlüssel verloren.
Paul has lost his key.
Der Hund liegt in seinem Korb.
The dog is lying in its basket.
2its, his
belongs to a neuter person or thing, for example a child or an animal, that is being spoken about
Endung nach dem folgenden Nomenending depends on the following noun
Das Kind spielt mit seinen Bauklötzen.
The child is playing with its building blocks.
Das Auto hat seine Probleme.
The car has its problems.
“Sein” as a determiner shows that something belongs to a masculine or neuter person or thing (er, es). It is declined like “mein”: sein Auto, seine Tasche, seinem Bruder. It also occurs as a pronoun without a noun (“Das ist seins”).
stands before the noun; agrees with the possessor
⚠Do not confuse “sein” (for er/es) with “ihr” (for sie).
How to tell them apart
As a verb, “sein” appears as an infinitive or in forms like “ist”, “war”, “bin”. As a determiner, “sein” stands with an inflectional ending before a noun (sein Haus).