Before you start
Meet sein
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 11 meanings
- (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain verbs
- (with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
- (with dummy subject es) Used to indicate dates, times of day, time periods, etc., be
- (with dummy subject es, conjugated according to the number of degrees) Used to indicate temperatures in degrees, be
- (with dummy subject es) Used to indicate ambient conditions such as temperature, weather, light, noise or air quality, be
- (with dummy subject es, regional, only widespread in "es war einmal") there be
Forms
How sein changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | bin | war |
| du | bist | warst |
| er/sie/es | ist | war |
| wir | sind | waren |
| ihr | seid | wart |
| Sie | sind | waren |
Partizip II gewesen · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Ich bin heute zu Hause.I am at home today.present main clause
- 2Sie war gestern sehr müde.She was very tired yesterday.Präteritum
- 3Ich weiß, dass er mein Bruder ist.I know that he is my brother.verb at the end after dass