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Mar 24, 2014

To Be

 To be
DeutschEnglishSample Sentences
SINGULAR
ich binI amIch bin's. (It's me.)
du bistyou (fam.)
are		Du bist mein Schatz. (...my darling/treasure.)
er isthe isEr ist ein netter Kerl. (...a nice guy.)
sie istshe isIst sie da? (Is she here?)
es istit isEs ist mein Buch. (...my book.)
PLURAL
wir sindwe are"Wir sind das Volk!" ("We are the people/nation!" - Slogan of 1989 East German protests in Leipzig.)
ihr seidyou (guys)
are		Seid ihr unsere Freunde? (..our friends.)
sie sindthey areSie sind unsere Freunde. (..our friends.)
Sie sindyou areSind Sie Herr Meier? (Sie, formal "you," is both singular and plural.)
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