Editing Language/German/Grammar/How-to-Use-Be

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<div style="font-size:300%">How do we use the verb "To be" in German? </div>

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:
*'''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

<blockquote>Ich bin immer montags erst in der Klasse</blockquote>


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>'''
|-
|I was
|'''''ih kh vaar'''''
|'''<big>Ich war</big>'''
|'''''iCH vaar'''''
|Eu era /
estava
|-
|You were
|'''''dou vaarst'''''
|'''<big>Du warst</big>'''
|'''''du vaarst'''''
|Você era /
estava
|-
|He was
|'''''ehr vaar'''''
|'''<big>Er war</big>'''
|'''''ér vaar'''''
|Ele era /
estava
|-
|She was
|'''''zee vaar'''''
|'''<big>sie war</big>'''
|'''''zii vaar'''''
|Ela era /
estava
|-
|We were
|'''''vih uhr vah rehn'''''
|'''<big>Wir waren</big>'''
|'''''víâr vaa ren'''''
|Nós éramos /
estavamos
|-
|You were
|'''''ih uhr vaart'''''
|'''<big>Ihr wart</big>'''
|'''''íâr vaart'''''
|Vocês eram /
estavam
|-
|They were (mas)
|'''''zee vah rehn'''''
|'''<big>Sie waren</big>'''
|'''''zii vaa ren'''''
|Eles eram /
estavam
|-
|They were (fem)
|'''''zee vah rehn'''''
|'''<big>Sie waren</big>'''
|'''''zii vaa ren'''''
|Elas eram /
estavam
|}
.

== '''Verb : sein (Present 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>'''
|-
|I am
|'''''ih kh been'''''
|'''<big>Ich bin</big>'''
|'''''iCH biin'''''
|Eu sou /
estou
|-
|You are
|'''''dou beest'''''
|'''<big>Du bist</big>'''
|'''''du biist'''''
|Você é /
está
|-
|He is
|'''''ehr ihst'''''
|'''<big>Er ist</big>'''
|'''''ér ist'''''
|Ele é /
está
|-
|She is
|'''''zee ihst'''''
|'''<big>sie ist</big>'''
|'''''zii ist'''''
|Ela é /
está
|-
|We are
|'''''vih uhr zeent'''''
|'''<big>Wir sind</big>'''
|'''''víâr zínt'''''
|Nós somos /
estamos
|-
|You are
|'''''ih uhr zah iht'''''
|'''<big>Ihr seit</big>'''
|'''''íâr záit'''''
|Vocês são /
estão
|-
|They are (mas)
|'''''zee zeent'''''
|'''<big>Sie sind</big>'''
|'''''zii zínt'''''
|Eles são /
estão
|-
|They are (fem)
|'''''zee zeent'''''
|'''<big>Sie sind</big>'''
|'''''zii zínt'''''
|Elas são /
estão
|}
.

== '''Verb : sein (Future 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>'''
|-
|I will be
|'''''ih kh vehr deh'''''
'''''zah ihn'''''
|'''<big>Ich werde</big>'''
'''<big>sein</big>'''
|'''''iCH vér de'''''
'''''záin'''''
|Eu serei /
estarei
|-
|You will be
|'''''dou veerst'''''
'''''zah ihn'''''
|'''<big>Du wirst</big>'''
'''<big>sein</big>'''
|'''''du víirst'''''
'''''záin'''''
|Você será /
estará
|-
|He will be
|'''''ehr veert'''''
'''''zah ihn'''''
|'''<big>Er wird</big>'''
'''<big>sein</big>'''
|'''''ér víirt'''''
'''''záin'''''
|Ele será /
estará
|-
|She will be
|'''''zee veert'''''
'''''zah ihn'''''
|'''<big>sie wird</big>'''
'''<big>sein</big>'''
|'''''zii víirt'''''
'''''záin'''''
|Ela será /
estará
|-
|We will be
|'''''vih uhr vehr dehn'''''
'''''zah ihn'''''
|'''<big>Wir werden</big>'''
'''<big>sein</big>'''
|'''''víâr vér den'''''
'''''záin'''''
|Nós seremos /
estaremos
|-
|You will be
|'''''ih uhr vehr deht'''''
'''''zah ihn'''''
|'''<big>Ihr werdet</big>'''
'''<big>sein</big>'''
|'''''íâr vér det'''''
'''''záin'''''
|Vocês serão /
estarão
|-
|They will be (mas)
|'''''zee vehr dehn'''''
'''''zah ihn'''''
|'''<big>Sie werden</big>'''
'''<big>sein</big>'''
|'''''zii vér den'''''
'''''záin'''''
|Eles serão /
estarão
|-
|They will be (fem)
|'''''zee vehr dehn'''''
'''''zah ihn'''''
|'''<big>Sie werden</big>'''
'''<big>sein</big>'''
|'''''zii vér den'''''
'''''záin'''''
|Eles serão /
estarão
|}
.

== '''Verb : sein (Present tense / Negative form)''' ==
'''<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"
|-
!<big>'''ENGLISH'''</big>
!<big>'''PRONUNCIATION'''</big>
'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
!'''<big>GERMAN</big>'''
!'''<big>PRONUNCIATION</big>'''
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
!'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
|-
|I am not
|'''''ih kh been nih kht'''''
|'''<big>Ich bin nicht</big>'''
|'''''iCH biin ni CHt'''''
|Eu não sou /
não estou
|-
|You are not
|'''''dou beest nih kht'''''
|'''<big>Du bist nicht</big>'''
|'''''du biist ni CHt'''''
|Você não é /
não está
|-
|He is not
|'''''ehr ihst nih kht'''''
|'''<big>Er ist nicht</big>'''
|'''''ér ist ni CHt'''''
|Ele não é /
não está
|-
|She is not
|'''''zee ihst nih kht'''''
|'''<big>sie ist nicht</big>'''
|'''''zii ist ni CHt'''''
|Ela não é /
não está
|-
|We are not
|'''''vih uhr zeent nih kht'''''
|'''<big>Wir sind nicht</big>'''
|'''''víâr zínt ni CHt'''''
|Nós não somos /
não estamos
|-
|You are not
|'''''ih uhr zah iht nih kht'''''
|'''<big>Ihr seit nicht</big>'''
|'''''íâr záit ni CHt'''''
|Vocês não são /
não estão
|-
|They are not (mas)
|'''''zee zeent nih kht'''''
|'''<big>Sie sind nicht</big>'''
|'''''zii zínt ni CHt'''''
|Eles não são /
não estão
|-
|They are not (fem)
|'''''zee zeent nih kht'''''
|'''<big>Sie sind nicht</big>'''
|'''''zii zínt ni CHt'''''
|Elas não são /
não estão
|}