„sein” and „haben” | Grammar

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„Sein” and „haben” in General

The verbs „sein“ and „haben“ are two very important verbs in the German language that you will use quite often in many different situations.
They can act as normal verbs meaning "to be" and "to have," as well as when constructing different Tenses.

Conjugation of „sein”:

„Sein” is 100% irregular.

Conjugation of „haben”:

We can use „sein“ in combination with Adjectives:

We can use „sein“ to identify Things, People and Animals (Names, Nationalities, Professions, ...):

We can use „sein“ to indicate Age, Date, and Time:

We can use „haben“ to indicate possession:

We can use „haben“ in the case of a state referring to a noun:

Certain idioms with „haben“ are:

You can learn how exactly to use „haben“ and „sein“ as helping verbs on the specific page of the tenses that need them:

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