sein — to be in German
verbA1
Pronunciation
/zain/
Quick Facts
Level
A1
Frequency
100/100
Source Rank
#4
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Semantic Memory Map
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synonym
Unleveledexistieren
to exist
Verb#1,121
related
A1haben
to have
Verb#7
related
A1werden
to become, to get, will
Verb#6
related
Dasein
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Unmatched label
Example Sentences
Ich bin müde.
I am tired.
Das ist schön.
That is nice.
Conjugation
Perfect: sein + gewesen
| Pronoun | Present | Past |
|---|---|---|
| ich | bin | war |
| du | bist | warst |
| er/sie/es | ist | war |
| wir | sind | waren |
| ihr | seid | wart |
| sie/Sie | sind | waren |
Corpus Neighbors
Related words selected from level, topic, frequency, and word class.
haben
to have
VerbBasics#7
in
in, at, on, to
PrepositionGrammar#5
mit
with, by
PrepositionGrammar#8
gehen
to go, to walk, to leave
VerbBasics#66
kommen
to come, to arrive
VerbBasics#67
machen
to do, to make
VerbBasics#70
sehen
to see, to view, to watch
VerbBasics#102
die Uhr
clock, watch, o'clock
NounBasics#32
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