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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

FormWhat it isMeaning
seinnominative sg. · masc.
seinenominative sg. · femi.
seinnominative sg. · neut.
seinenominative pl.
seinesgenitive sg. · masc.
seinergenitive sg. · femi.
seinesgenitive sg. · neut.
seinergenitive pl.
seinemdative sg. · masc.
seinerdative sg. · femi.
seinemdative sg. · neut.
seinendative pl.
seinenaccusative sg. · masc.
seineaccusative sg. · femi.
seinaccusative sg. · neut.
seineaccusative pl.
meinI
meineI
deinyou
Deinyou
deineyou
Deineyou
seinhe/she
seinehe/she
ihrhe/she
ihrehe/she
unserI
unsreI
unsereI
eueryou
eureyou
Ihrerror unrecognized form, possessive
Ihreerror unrecognized form, possessive
seynalternative, obsolete
synalternative, obsolete
frühneuhochdeutschalternative

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