wäre

Meaning

first/third-person singular subjunctive II of sein

Frequency

Hyphenated as

wä‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛːʁə/

New

sein

1. (copulative,irregular) to be
2. (impersonal,irregular) to feel (to experience a condition)
3. (impersonal,irregular) to feel like, to be in the mood for
4. (auxiliary,irregular) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
5. (intransitive,irregular) to exist; there to be; to be alive
6. (colloquial,intransitive,irregular) to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
7. (childish,intransitive,irregular) to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag

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Sentences

Da wäre ich im Leben nicht
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drauf gekommen .

I wouldn't have figured that out in life.

Ich wäre Ihnen dankbar , wenn Sie sich darüber Gedanken machen würden .

I would be very grateful for your thoughts on this.

Das wäre eine wahre Schande .

That would be a real shame.

Die Zusammenarbeit mit Dritten wäre ebenfalls eine Möglichkeit .

Working together with third parties may also be an option.

Das wäre sicher ganz im Sinne Schrödingers.

That would certainly be in Schrödinger's spirit.

Ich wäre überrascht , sollte Herr
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Wiechert eine Ausnahme darstellen .

I would be surprised if Mr. Wiechert were an exception.

Es gibt Bereiche , wo es von Vorteil wäre , sie
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gemeinschaftlich zu finanzieren .

There are fields which it would be beneficial to finance from common funds.

Das wäre eine Art zusätzlicher Kohäsionsfonds.

Nevertheless, the Liberal Group have tabled an amendment that many Members are prepared to support.

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