bist

second-person singular present of sein

sein

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪst/

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German: bist

Cognate with Middle Dutch: bes

In summary

From Old High German bist. Cognate to Middle Dutch bes, best, dialectal English bist, beest.
German bist has two sources:
* a form based on Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti (“(you) are (sg.)”)
* an initial b- that was added to the word under influence of verb forms based on Proto-Germanic *beuną (as in Old English beon)

Concepts

are

Synonyms

du bist

sind

Translations

es

eres

estás

es

bent

jesteś

é

és

está

estás

zijt

ets

je

es

está

Sentences

Weil du hier neu bist , gebe ich dir noch eine Chance .

Because you're new here, I'll give you another chance.

Die Single aus diesem Album , " Wo bist du ?

The single from this album, "Where are you?

Deine Aktionen bedeuten , dass du der Aggressor bist und nicht das Opfer .

Your actions mean that you are the aggressor and not the victim.