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Hello everybody,
<div class="pg_page_title">How do we use the verb "To be" in German? </div>


In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about '''¨VERB TO BE¨''' in German
Hi German learners 😀


Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions !
In today's lesson, we we learn how to use the verb TO BE in German.


Good learning ! :)
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Firstly we need to conjugate this verb at the present tense:
*'''Ich''' (I) bin
*'''Du''' (you) bist
*'''Er/sie/es''' (he/she/it) ist
*'''Wir''' (we) sind
*'''Ihr''' (you) seid
*'''Sie/sie''' (they) sind


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Now we can create some sentences. Note that the verb must come in second place. For example:


== '''Verb to be in German''' ==
*I am always first in class on Mondays


=== '''Verb : sein (Past tense)''' ===
<blockquote>Ich bin immer montags erst in der Klasse</blockquote>
 
<span link>Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages:</span> [[Language/Swiss-german/Grammar/Gender|Gender]], [[Language/German/Grammar/Be-Polite|Be Polite]], [[Language/German/Grammar/Pronouns-in-German|Pronouns in German]] & [[Language/German/Grammar/Two-Way-Prepositions|Two Way Prepositions]].
== '''Verb : sein (Present tense)''' ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
|<big>'''ENGLISH'''</big>
!<big>'''ENGLISH'''</big>
|<big>'''PRONUNCIATION'''</big>
!'''<big>GERMAN</big>'''
!<big>'''PRONUNCIATION'''</big>
'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
|'''<big>GERMAN</big>'''
!'''<big>PRONUNCIATION</big>'''
|'''<big>PRONUNCIATION</big>'''
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''
!'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
|-
|I am
|'''<big>Ich bin</big>'''
|'''''ih kh been'''''
|'''''iCH biin'''''
|Eu sou /
estou
|-
|You are
|'''<big>Du bist</big>'''
|'''''dou beest'''''
|'''''du biist'''''
|Você é /
está
|-
|He is
|'''<big>Er ist</big>'''
|'''''ehr ihst'''''
|'''''ér ist'''''
|Ele é /
está
|-
|She is
|'''<big>sie ist</big>'''
|'''''zee ihst'''''
|'''''zii ist'''''
|Ela é /
está
|-
|We are
|'''<big>Wir sind</big>'''
|'''''vih uhr zeent'''''
|'''''víâr zínt'''''
|Nós somos /
estamos
|-
|You are
|'''<big>Ihr seit</big>'''
|'''''ih uhr zah iht'''''
|'''''íâr záit'''''
|Vocês são /
estão
|-
|They are (mas)
|'''<big>Sie sind</big>'''
|'''''zee zeent'''''
|'''''zii zínt'''''
|Eles são /
estão
|-
|They are (fem)
|'''<big>Sie sind</big>'''
|'''''zee zeent'''''
|'''''zii zínt'''''
|Elas são /
estão
|}
And now, here is how to conjugate this verb in other tenses:


== '''Verb : sein (Past tense)''' ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!<big>'''ENGLISH'''</big>
!<big>'''PRONUNCIATION'''</big>
'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
!'''<big>GERMAN</big>'''
!'''<big>PRONUNCIATION</big>'''
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
|'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''
!'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|I was
|I was
|ih kh
|'''''ih kh vaar'''''
|'''<big>Ich war</big>'''
|'''<big>Ich war</big>'''
|iCH
|'''''iCH vaar'''''
|Eu era /
|Eu era /
estava
estava
|-
|-
|You were
|You were
|dou
|'''''dou vaarst'''''
|'''<big>Du warst</big>'''
|'''<big>Du warst</big>'''
|du
|'''''du vaarst'''''
|Você era /
|Você era /
estava
estava
|-
|-
|He was
|He was
|ehr
|'''''ehr vaar'''''
|'''<big>Er war</big>'''
|'''<big>Er war</big>'''
|ér
|'''''ér vaar'''''
|Ele era /
|Ele era /
estava
estava
|-
|-
|She was
|She was
|zee
|'''''zee vaar'''''
|'''<big>sie war</big>'''
|'''<big>sie war</big>'''
|zii
|'''''zii vaar'''''
|Ela era /
|Ela era /
estava
estava
|-
|-
|We were
|We were
|vih uhr
|'''''vih uhr vah rehn'''''
|'''<big>Wir waren</big>'''
|'''<big>Wir waren</big>'''
|víâr
|'''''víâr vaa ren'''''
|Nós éramos /
|Nós éramos /
estavamos
estavamos
|-
|-
|You were
|You were
|ih uhr
|'''''ih uhr vaart'''''
|'''<big>Ihr wart</big>'''
|'''<big>Ihr wart</big>'''
|íâr
|'''''íâr vaart'''''
|Vocês eram /
|Vocês eram /
estavam
estavam
|-
|-
|They were (mas)
|They were (mas)
|zee
|'''''zee vah rehn'''''
|'''<big>Sie waren</big>'''
|'''<big>Sie waren</big>'''
|zii
|'''''zii vaa ren'''''
|Eles eram /
|Eles eram /
estavam
estavam
|-
|-
|They were (fem)
|They were (fem)
|zee
|'''''zee vah rehn'''''
|'''<big>Sie waren</big>'''
|'''<big>Sie waren</big>'''
|zii
|'''''zii vaa ren'''''
|Elas eram /
|Elas eram /
estavam
estavam
|}
|}
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=== '''Verb : sein (Present tense)''' ===
== '''Verb : sein (Future tense)''' ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
|<big>'''ENGLISH'''</big>
!<big>'''ENGLISH'''</big>
|<big>'''PRONUNCIATION'''</big>
!<big>'''PRONUNCIATION'''</big>
'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
|'''<big>GERMAN</big>'''
!'''<big>GERMAN</big>'''
|'''<big>PRONUNCIATION</big>'''
!'''<big>PRONUNCIATION</big>'''
'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''
 
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
|'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
|-
!'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|I am
|ih kh
|
|iCH
|Eu sou /
estou
|-
|You are
|dou
|
|du
|Você é /
está
|-
|He is
|ehr
|
|ér
|Ele é /
está
|-
|She is
|zee
|
|zii
|Ela é /
está
|-
|We are
|vih uhr
|
|víâr
|Nós somos /
estamos
|-
|You are
|ih uhr
|
|íâr
|Vocês são /
estão
|-
|They are (mas)
|zee
|
|zii
|Eles são /
estão
|-
|They are (fem)
|zee
|
|zii
|Elas são /
estão
|}
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=== '''Verb : sein (Future tense)''' ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|<big>'''ENGLISH'''</big>
|<big>'''PRONUNCIATION'''</big>
'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
|'''<big>GERMAN</big>'''
|'''<big>PRONUNCIATION</big>'''
'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''
 
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
|'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|I will be
|I will be
|ih kh
|'''''ih kh vehr deh'''''
|Ich
'''''zah ihn'''''
|iCH
|'''<big>Ich werde</big>'''
'''<big>sein</big>'''
|'''''iCH vér de'''''
'''''záin'''''
|Eu serei /
|Eu serei /
estarei
estarei
|-
|-
|You will be
|You will be
|dou
|'''''dou veerst'''''
|Du
'''''zah ihn'''''
|du
|'''<big>Du wirst</big>'''
'''<big>sein</big>'''
|'''''du víirst'''''
'''''záin'''''
|Você será /
|Você será /
estará
estará
|-
|-
|He will be
|He will be
|ehr
|'''''ehr veert'''''
|Er
'''''zah ihn'''''
|ér
|'''<big>Er wird</big>'''
'''<big>sein</big>'''
|'''''ér víirt'''''
'''''záin'''''
|Ele será /
|Ele será /
estará
estará
|-
|-
|She will be
|She will be
|zee
|'''''zee veert'''''
|sie
'''''zah ihn'''''
|zii
|'''<big>sie wird</big>'''
'''<big>sein</big>'''
|'''''zii víirt'''''
'''''záin'''''
|Ela será /
|Ela será /
estará
estará
|-
|-
|We will be
|We will be
|vih uhr
|'''''vih uhr vehr dehn'''''
|Wir
'''''zah ihn'''''
|víâr
|'''<big>Wir werden</big>'''
'''<big>sein</big>'''
|'''''víâr vér den'''''
'''''záin'''''
|Nós seremos /
|Nós seremos /
estaremos
estaremos
|-
|-
|You will be
|You will be
|ih uhr
|'''''ih uhr vehr deht'''''
|Ihr
'''''zah ihn'''''
|íâr
|'''<big>Ihr werdet</big>'''
'''<big>sein</big>'''
|'''''íâr vér det'''''
'''''záin'''''
|Vocês serão /
|Vocês serão /
estarão
estarão
|-
|-
|They will be (mas)
|They will be (mas)
|zee
|'''''zee vehr dehn'''''
|Sie
'''''zah ihn'''''
|zii
|'''<big>Sie werden</big>'''
'''<big>sein</big>'''
|'''''zii vér den'''''
'''''záin'''''
|Eles serão /
|Eles serão /
estarão
estarão
|-
|-
|They will be (fem)
|They will be (fem)
|zee
|'''''zee vehr dehn'''''
|Sie
'''''zah ihn'''''
|zii
|'''<big>Sie werden</big>'''
'''<big>sein</big>'''
|'''''zii vér den'''''
'''''záin'''''
|Eles serão /
|Eles serão /
estarão
estarão
|}
|}
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=== '''Verb : èser (Present tense / Negative form)'''[edit | edit source] ===
== '''Verb : sein (Present tense / Negative form)''' ==
'''<big>Use the word (NO) between the pronoun and the verb (it works for all tense (Past / Present and Future)</big>'''
'''<big>Use the word (NICHT) after the verb (it works for all tense (Past / Present)</big>'''
 
'''<big>Use the word (NICHT) between WERDEN and the VERB (it works for the Future)</big>'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
|<big>'''ENGLISH'''</big>
!<big>'''ENGLISH'''</big>
|<big>'''PRONUNCIATION'''</big>
!<big>'''PRONUNCIATION'''</big>
'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
|'''<big>GERMAN</big>'''
!'''<big>GERMAN</big>'''
|'''<big>PRONUNCIATION</big>'''
!'''<big>PRONUNCIATION</big>'''
'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''
 
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
|'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
|-
!'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|I am not
|I am not
|ih kh
|'''''ih kh been nih kht'''''
|
|'''<big>Ich bin nicht</big>'''
|iCH
|'''''iCH biin ni CHt'''''
|Eu não sou /
|Eu não sou /
não estou
não estou
|-
|-
|You are not
|You are not
|dou
|'''''dou beest nih kht'''''
|
|'''<big>Du bist nicht</big>'''
|du
|'''''du biist ni CHt'''''
|Você não é /
|Você não é /
não está
não está
|-
|-
|He is not
|He is not
|ehr
|'''''ehr ihst nih kht'''''
|
|'''<big>Er ist nicht</big>'''
|ér
|'''''ér ist ni CHt'''''
|Ele não é /
|Ele não é /
não está
não está
|-
|-
|She is not
|She is not
|zee
|'''''zee ihst nih kht'''''
|
|'''<big>sie ist nicht</big>'''
|zii
|'''''zii ist ni CHt'''''
|Ela não é /
|Ela não é /
não está
não está
|-
|-
|We are not
|We are not
|vih uhr
|'''''vih uhr zeent nih kht'''''
|
|'''<big>Wir sind nicht</big>'''
|víâr
|'''''víâr zínt ni CHt'''''
|Nós não somos /
|Nós não somos /
não estamos
não estamos
|-
|-
|You are not
|You are not
|ih uhr
|'''''ih uhr zah iht nih kht'''''
|
|'''<big>Ihr seit nicht</big>'''
|íâr
|'''''íâr záit ni CHt'''''
|Vocês não são /
|Vocês não são /
não estão
não estão
|-
|-
|They are not (mas)
|They are not (mas)
|zee
|'''''zee zeent nih kht'''''
|
|'''<big>Sie sind nicht</big>'''
|zii
|'''''zii zínt ni CHt'''''
|Eles não são /
|Eles não são /
não estão
não estão
|-
|-
|They are not (fem)
|They are not (fem)
|zee
|'''''zee zeent nih kht'''''
|
|'''<big>Sie sind nicht</big>'''
|zii
|'''''zii zínt ni CHt'''''
|Elas não são /
|Elas não são /
não estão
não estão
|}
|}
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/German/Grammar/Past-Tense---Part-1---Perfect-Tense|Past Tense Part 1 Perfect Tense]]
* [[Language/German/Grammar/Cases|Cases]]
* [[Language/German/Grammar/Be-Polite|Be Polite]]
* [[Language/German/Grammar/Objects|Objects]]
* [[Language/German/Grammar/Common-Mistakes|Common Mistakes]]
* [[Language/German/Grammar/Conditional-Mood|Conditional Mood]]
* [[Language/German/Grammar/Declension|Declension]]
* [[Language/German/Grammar/Past-Tense|Past Tense]]
* [[Language/German/Grammar/Negation|Negation]]
* [[Language/German/Grammar/Pronouns-in-German|Pronouns in German]]
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Latest revision as of 10:22, 27 March 2023

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How do we use the verb "To be" in German?

Hi German learners 😀

In today's lesson, we we learn how to use the verb TO BE in German.

Firstly we need to conjugate this verb at the present tense:

  • Ich (I) bin
  • Du (you) bist
  • Er/sie/es (he/she/it) ist
  • Wir (we) sind
  • Ihr (you) seid
  • Sie/sie (they) sind

Now we can create some sentences. Note that the verb must come in second place. For example:

  • I am always first in class on Mondays

Ich bin immer montags erst in der Klasse

Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages: Gender, Be Polite, Pronouns in German & Two Way Prepositions.

Verb : sein (Present tense)[edit | edit source]

ENGLISH GERMAN PRONUNCIATION

ENGLISH

PRONUNCIATION

PORTUGUESE

PORTUGUESE
I am Ich bin ih kh been iCH biin Eu sou /

estou

You are Du bist dou beest du biist Você é /

está

He is Er ist ehr ihst ér ist Ele é /

está

She is sie ist zee ihst zii ist Ela é /

está

We are Wir sind vih uhr zeent víâr zínt Nós somos /

estamos

You are Ihr seit ih uhr zah iht íâr záit Vocês são /

estão

They are (mas) Sie sind zee zeent zii zínt Eles são /

estão

They are (fem) Sie sind zee zeent zii zínt Elas são /

estão

And now, here is how to conjugate this verb in other tenses:

Verb : sein (Past tense)[edit | edit source]

ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

ENGLISH

GERMAN PRONUNCIATION

PORTUGUESE

PORTUGUESE
I was ih kh vaar Ich war iCH vaar Eu era /

estava

You were dou vaarst Du warst du vaarst Você era /

estava

He was ehr vaar Er war ér vaar Ele era /

estava

She was zee vaar sie war zii vaar Ela era /

estava

We were vih uhr vah rehn Wir waren víâr vaa ren Nós éramos /

estavamos

You were ih uhr vaart Ihr wart íâr vaart Vocês eram /

estavam

They were (mas) zee vah rehn Sie waren zii vaa ren Eles eram /

estavam

They were (fem) zee vah rehn Sie waren zii vaa ren Elas eram /

estavam

Verb : sein (Future tense)[edit | edit source]

ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

ENGLISH

GERMAN PRONUNCIATION

PORTUGUESE

PORTUGUESE
I will be ih kh vehr deh

zah ihn

Ich werde

sein

iCH vér de

záin

Eu serei /

estarei

You will be dou veerst

zah ihn

Du wirst

sein

du víirst

záin

Você será /

estará

He will be ehr veert

zah ihn

Er wird

sein

ér víirt

záin

Ele será /

estará

She will be zee veert

zah ihn

sie wird

sein

zii víirt

záin

Ela será /

estará

We will be vih uhr vehr dehn

zah ihn

Wir werden

sein

víâr vér den

záin

Nós seremos /

estaremos

You will be ih uhr vehr deht

zah ihn

Ihr werdet

sein

íâr vér det

záin

Vocês serão /

estarão

They will be (mas) zee vehr dehn

zah ihn

Sie werden

sein

zii vér den

záin

Eles serão /

estarão

They will be (fem) zee vehr dehn

zah ihn

Sie werden

sein

zii vér den

záin

Eles serão /

estarão

Verb : sein (Present tense / Negative form)[edit | edit source]

Use the word (NICHT) after the verb (it works for all tense (Past / Present)

Use the word (NICHT) between WERDEN and the VERB (it works for the Future)

ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

ENGLISH

GERMAN PRONUNCIATION

PORTUGUESE

PORTUGUESE
I am not ih kh been nih kht Ich bin nicht iCH biin ni CHt Eu não sou /

não estou

You are not dou beest nih kht Du bist nicht du biist ni CHt Você não é /

não está

He is not ehr ihst nih kht Er ist nicht ér ist ni CHt Ele não é /

não está

She is not zee ihst nih kht sie ist nicht zii ist ni CHt Ela não é /

não está

We are not vih uhr zeent nih kht Wir sind nicht víâr zínt ni CHt Nós não somos /

não estamos

You are not ih uhr zah iht nih kht Ihr seit nicht íâr záit ni CHt Vocês não são /

não estão

They are not (mas) zee zeent nih kht Sie sind nicht zii zínt ni CHt Eles não são /

não estão

They are not (fem) zee zeent nih kht Sie sind nicht zii zínt ni CHt Elas não são /

não estão

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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