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Sein

Sein is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
no plural

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Why is it das Sein?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Sein, so learn the two together: das Sein.

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Philosophy, ontology: the actual prehandal, existence, partly also: existence

[1] Philosophie, Ontologie: das Tatsächlich-vorhanden-Sein, Dasein, teilweise auch: Existenz

Examples

[1] A central statement of the Parmenide, which - to differentiate him from Heraclitus - is considered the philosopher of being

[1] Eine zentrale Aussage des Parmenides, der – um ihn von Heraklit abzugrenzen – als der Philosoph des Seins gilt, lautet: Das Sein ist.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Sein —
Genitiv des Seins —
Dativ dem Sein —
Akkusativ das Sein —

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