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German
Pronunciation
Verb
dem so sein (irregular, third-person singular present dem ist so, past tense dem war so, past participle dem so gewesen, past subjunctive dem wäre so, auxiliary sein)
- (formal, impersonal) to be the case
wenn dem so wäre- if that was the case
Er behauptete, dem sei so.- He claimed that that was the case.
Usage notes
Used without any subject at all.
Most commonly used in constructions with wenn, falls, ob, dass etc. and thus appearing with verb final order: (wenn/falls/ob/dass) dem so ist/war/wäre
Further reading
- “dem so sein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache