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Sein
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sein séin
German
Etymology
de :deverbal sein<t:to be>
de sein to be.
Pronunciation
de /zaɪ̯n/ Germany
de De-Sein.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /saɪ̯n/ [saɛ̯n] Austria,South German,Switzerland
de aɪ̯n 1
Noun
n.sg
existence, being, essence the state and the conditions of being, existing, occurring
Hamlet III i Sein oder Nichtsein, das ist hier die Frage To be, or not to be, that is the question
Usage notes
While de Existenz means only the fact of being, de Sein includes the how and why of being.
Declension
n.sg
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