German words · A1 · pronoun

sein

his, its · to be

LevelCEFR A1

sein in a sentence

  • Das ist sein Buch

    That's his book

  • Das ist ihre Mutter

    That's her mother

  • Ich bin Lehrer.

    I am a teacher.

  • Das war sehr schön.

    That was very beautiful.

How to remember it

sein ~ his

ich bin = I am. bin sounds like being – I am BEING!

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