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German Grammar 104 – To Be – Sein

Most verbs in German are regular, but “sein“ – to be, is one of the irregular verbs. It’s used in a very similar way to English.


As it is a very important verb you will use it a lot. It also is used to form tenses and other grammatical forms.

One important difference is that German has only one present tense, so while in English you use forms with the verb ‘to be’ like: “I am cooking“, in German there exists only the simple form “Ich koche“ (lit. “I cook“).

Conjugation of “sein“

ich bin – I am
du bist – you are (singular, informal)
er/sie/es ist – he / she / it is
wir sind – we are
ihr seid – you are
sie sind – they are (informal, plural)
Sie sind – you are (formal singular)

Examples:

Ich bin aus Berlin.
I am from Berlin.

Frankreich ist schön.
France is beautiful.

Wir sind müde.
We are tired.

Sie ist Italienerin.
She is Italian.

Sind Sie Frau Müller?
Are you Mrs Müller?

Ihr seid zu spät.
You are too late.

EXERCISE: 104 To Be – Sein | NEXT: 105 To Have / Haben

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Grammar
101 Gender
102 Articles
103 Personal Pronouns
104 To be / Sein
105 To Have / Haben
106 Regular Present Tense Verbs
107 Separable Verbs
108 Questions
109 Possessive Adjectives
110 Adjectives


Exercises
101 Gender
102 Articles
103 Personal Pronouns
104 To Be - Sein
105 To Have - Haben
106 Regular Present
107 Separable Verbs
108 Questions
109 Possessive Adjectives
110 Adjectives

Vocabulary lists
101 Numbers
102 Family
103 Greetings
104 Food & Drink
105 Time
106 Rooms
107 City
108 Questions
109 Household Objects
110 Jobs

Listening practice
101 Gender
102 Articles
103 Personal Pronouns
104 To be / Sein
105 To Have / Haben
106 Regular Present Tense Verbs
107 Separable Verbs
108 Questions
109 Possessive Adjectives
110 Adjectives

Dialogues
101 Tourist Information
102 Restaurant
103 Phone Call
104 Directions
105 Shopping
106 Calling In Sick
107 Doctor & Patient
108 Ticket Office
109 Taxi
110 Hotel

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