A1

sein & haben

The two most common — and fully irregular — verbs. sein (“to be”) for states and identity, haben (“to have”) for possession. Both also serve as auxiliaries for the perfect tense (haben/sein + past participle).

Full conjugation
seinhaben
ichbinhabe
dubisthast
er/sie/esisthat
wirsindhaben
ihrseidhabt
sie/Siesindhaben
Examples

Ich bin müde.

I am tired.

Bist du bereit?

Are you ready?

Er ist Lehrer.

He is a teacher.

Wir sind zu Hause.

We are at home.

Ich habe keine Zeit.

I have no time.

Sie hat zwei Kinder.

She has two children.

Habt ihr Hunger?

Are you (pl.) hungry?

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