sein — forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain verbs; As a copulative verb:
sein is the #2 most common word in German, a verb. It means “forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain verbs; As a copulative verb:” and is pronounced /zaɪ̯n/.
#2frequency rank
1.20%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of sein
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sein | nominative sg. · masc. | |
| seine | nominative sg. · femi. | |
| sein | nominative sg. · neut. | |
| seine | nominative pl. | |
| seines | genitive sg. · masc. | |
| seiner | genitive sg. · femi. | |
| seines | genitive sg. · neut. | |
| seiner | genitive pl. | |
| seinem | dative sg. · masc. | |
| seiner | dative sg. · femi. | |
| seinem | dative sg. · neut. | |
| seinen | dative pl. | |
| seinen | accusative sg. · masc. | |
| seine | accusative sg. · femi. | |
| sein | accusative sg. · neut. | |
| seine | accusative pl. | |
| mein | I | |
| meine | I | |
| dein | you | |
| Dein | you | |
| deine | you | |
| Deine | you | |
| sein | he/she | |
| seine | he/she | |
| ihr | he/she | |
| ihre | he/she | |
| unser | I | |
| unsre | I | |
| unsere | I | |
| euer | you | |
| eure | you | |
| Ihr | error unrecognized form, possessive | |
| Ihre | error unrecognized form, possessive | |
| seyn | alternative, obsolete | |
| syn | alternative, obsolete | |
| frühneuhochdeutsch | alternative |