Verb Sein : Verb to be, personal pronouns

Verb to be, personal pronouns, simple present of verb to be in german: in this lesson you will learn the verb to be in german, verb sein, in a formal and informal context. lesson in english.

Personal pronouns

German language is characterised by many personal pronouns because, unlike English grammar, it has four different cases. This lesson is about the personal pronouns of the first case, which are the simplest and the most important.

The pronouns are:

Ich – I 

Wir – we

Du – you

 Ihr – you

Er, Sie, Es – he/she/it

 Sie – they

The plural pronoun Sie is used both as the equivalent of the English they and the formal way to address a stranger or an authority.

Simple present of to be

After memorizing personal pronouns, you can now have a look at the conjugation of the simple present of sein – to be 

Ich     bin – I am

 Wir    sind – we are

Du     bist – you are 

Ihr      seid – you are

Er/Sie/Es     ist – he/she/it is

 Sie    sind – they are

As the English to be, sein is an irregular verb. It is used in several fixed expressions, so here is a list of some of them:

– Ich bin Eva – I’m Eva 

– Wer bist du? – Who are you?

– Sie ist groß – She is tall

– Wir sind here – We are here

– Ihr seid stark – You are strong

– Sie sind laut – They are noisy