German Verbs - haben & sein
© Dave Nutting
[sein (to be)]
| haben | to have | |
| ich (I) |
habe | I have |
| du (you, informal) |
hast | You have |
| er / sie /
es (he / she / it) |
hat | He / She / It has |
| wir (we) |
haben | We have |
| ihr (you, informal, plural) |
habt | You have |
| sie (they) |
haben | They have |
| Sie (you, formal) |
haben | You have |
Great! The ending for we, they and the formal you are the same!
sein (to be) - This verb is a bit weird, like its equivalent in English. You just have to learn the different forms of the verb that are used according to whom you're talking about.
PS - The famous line from Shakespeare's play Hamlet, "To be or not to be, that is the question." - In German they say: "Sein oder nicht sein, das ist die Frage."
| sein | to be | |
| ich (I) |
bin | I am |
| du (you, informal) |
bist | You are |
| er / sie /
es (he / she / it) |
ist | He / She / It is |
| wir (we) |
sind | We are |
| ihr (you, informal, plural) |
seid | You are |
| sie (they) |
sind | They are |
| Sie (you, formal) |
sind | You are |
Great! The ending for we, they and the formal you are the same!
| [Practise "sein"] | [Practice "sein" ('Pop-ups')] | [Practise "sein" & "haben"] |
| [Top of Page] [German Grammar Index] |
Created by D. Nutting |