bin

Meaning

first-person singular present of sein

sein

• Verb
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Concepts

am

Synonyms

ich bin

Translations

sono

suis

soy

sum

estoy

ben

είμαι

estou

👋

sou

Dialects

Zürich

bin

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪn/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: ben

Cognate with Old English: bēom

Cognate with English: am

In summary

From Middle High German bin, from Old High German bim (“am”), from Proto-Germanic *biumi (first-person singular present active indicative of Proto-Germanic *beuną (“to be”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to be, become, appear”). Cognate with Dutch ben (“am”), Old English bēom (“am”). More at be.
German bin and Dutch ben have two sources:
* a form based on Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi (“am”) like English am, Old Norse em
* an initial b- that was added to the word under influence of verb forms based on Proto-Germanic *beuną (as in Old English beon)

Sentences

Ich bin meine eigene Frau . Eine starke Labour-Frau.

I am my own wife. A strong Labour woman.

Ich bin kein Philosoph , ich bin Jurist .

I am not a philosopher, I am a lawyer.