German word
sein in German sentences
sein means "to be" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Lara ist heute im Büro.
Lara is at the office today.
Wir sind nach dem Kurs müde.
We are tired after class.
Das Kind ist bei seiner Mutter.
The child is with its mother.
Lara ist im Gespräch ehrlich.
Lara is honest in the conversation.
Der Server ist seit dem Update stabil.
The server has been stable since the update.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive sein. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.