Sein

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See also: sein and séin

German

Etymology

Noun formed from sein (“to be”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zaɪn/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Noun

Sein n (strong, genitive Seins, no plural)

existence, being, essence (the state and the conditions of being, existing, occurring)
- 1798, August Wilhelm Schlegel, transl., Hamlet‎, translation of Hamlet by William Shakespeare, :
  Sein oder Nichtsein, das ist hier die Frage
  To be, or not to be, that is the question

Usage notes

While Existenz means only the fact of being, Sein includes the how and why of being.

Declension

Declension of Sein

	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
“Sein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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