| in English | in German | S |
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| to be | sein |
German Sentences with the Word “To be”
| German sentence with “sein” | English translation for sein | S |
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Ich ging gestern zu seinem Haus. |
I went to his house yesterday. |
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Sie müssen hoch sein, um Modell zu sein. |
They have to be tall to be models. |
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sein Vater ist vorsichtig |
His father is careful |
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Sie müssen mehr, geduldig sein |
You need to be more patient |
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Sie müssen ruhig sein, |
They need to be calm |
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Ich soll nicht so besorgt sein |
I don’t need to be that worried |
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sein Vater musste arbeiten |
His father has had to work |
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Früher hat er mit seiner Familie gegessen |
He used to eat with his family |
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Marco fütterte seinen Hund. |
Marco used to feed his dog |
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Wollten sie Zahnärzte sein? |
Did you guys want to be dentists? |
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Nein, ich denke, es wäre nicht… sein |
I don’t think it would have been… |
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Chris kämmt sein Haar jeden Tag. |
Chris combs his hair every day. |
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Ich wartete, auf seine Ankunft |
I waited for him to arrive |
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Bis Mittwoch muss ich fertig sein |
I need to finish it by Wednesday |
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sein Vater ist Anwalt |
Her father is a lawyer |
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sein Akzent ist jeden Tag besser. |
His accent is better every day |
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Seine Freunde immer feiern |
Their friends are always celebrating |
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Marco ist sein Vater |
Marco is his father |
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Wir werden im Restaurant in fünf Minuten sein |
We will be in the restaurant in 5 minutes |
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Rafael liebt, mit seinen Freunden zu spielen. |
Rafael loves to play with his friends. |
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Ich möchte ihn, Geld für seinen Geburtstag schicken. |
I want to send him money for his birthday. |
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Es war gut, dass Emmanuel sich um seine Schwester kümmerte. |
It was good that Emmanuel took care of his sister. |
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Ich möchte nicht hier sein |
I don’t want to be here |
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Der Balkon wird innerhalb eines Jahres vollständig sein. |
The balcony will be completed inside of a year. |
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Es ist nicht notwendig, es ihr zu sagen, das kann unter uns sein. |
It isn’t necessary to tell her, it can be between us. |
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Sie können es an seinem Geburtstag vorbereiten. |
They can prepare it on his birthday. |
Comments, Questions, Etc. About To be in German
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Tips to remember the German word ‘sein’:
– Associate ‘sein’ with the English ‘to be’, and think of ‘s’ in ‘sein’ as the start of ‘state of being’.
– Create a mnemonic with something familiar to you; for instance, “Some Elephants Are Intelligent” to relate the idea that ‘sein’ is about being or existence.
Explanations:
-‘Sein’ is the German infinitive meaning ‘to be’, and it is one of the most important and irregular verbs in the German language. It is used to talk about existence, identity, and state of being.
Other words that mean the same thing:
– There are not direct synonyms for ‘sein’ as it is a fundamental verb, but other verbs related to states of being or change of state might include ‘werden’ (to become) or ‘bleiben’ (to stay).
Conjugations of “sein”:
(Present)
– 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, plural informal)
– sie/Sie sind (they are / you are, formal)
(Simple Past aka Imperfect)
– ich war (I was)
– du warst (you were)
– er/sie/es war (he/she/it was)
– wir waren (we were)
– ihr wart (you were)
– sie/Sie waren (they were / you were, formal)
(Past Perfect)
– ich bin gewesen (I had been)
– du bist gewesen (you had been)
– er/sie/es ist gewesen (he/she/it had been)
– wir sind gewesen (we had been)
– ihr seid gewesen (you all had been)
– sie/Sie sind gewesen (they had been / you had been, formal)
(Future)
– ich werde sein (I will be)
– du wirst sein (you will be)
– er/sie/es wird sein (he/she/it will be)
– wir werden sein (we will be)
– ihr werdet sein (you all will be)
– sie/Sie werden sein (they will be / you will be, formal)
Examples of sentences that use “sein”:
– Ich bin müde. (I am tired.)
– Warst du schon in Deutschland? (Have you been to Germany?)
– Sie wird bald Ärztin sein. (She will soon be a doctor.)
– Wir sind gestern zu Hause gewesen. (We were at home yesterday.)
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