Sein - to be

	Singular	Plural
First Person Talking about yourself or yourself and others in your group.	Ich bin	Wir sind
Second Person, Informal Talking to someone, or a group of people. These people could be your friends, siblings, animals, children, parents, anyone you are on intimate terms with.	du bist	ihr seid
Third Person Talking about someone or a group of people.	er ist sie es	sie sind
Second Person, Formal Talking to someone or a group of people. These are people you are not on intimate terms with: adults you don't know, people in power, teachers/professors, etc.	Sie sind

	Singular	Plural
First Person Talking about yourself or yourself and others in your group.	I am	We are
Second Person	you are	you are
Third Person Talking about someone or a group of people.	he is she it	they are

Try a few assignments on the verb sein. Refer back to this page if you need to.

• Short Quiz on sein - Conjugation.
• Adjectives to use with sein - Describing people.