Sein

See also: sein and séin

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zaɪn/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Noun

Sein n (genitive Seins, no plural)

  1. existence (the state of being, existing, or occurring)
    • c. 1810, August Wilhelm Schlegel translating William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act III, Scene I
      Sein oder Nichtsein, das ist hier die Frage
      To be, or not to be, that is the question

Declension
Declension of Sein (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Sein
genitive eines des Seins
dative einem dem Sein
accusative ein das Sein

Further reading
  • Sein in Duden online
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