Breakdown of bin
sein
to be
Usages of bin
Ich bin ...
I am (name)
Ich bin Ulrike.
Ich bin Peter.
Ich bin Peter.
Ich bin langsam.
I am slow.
Ich bin im Haus.
I am inside the house.
Ich bin sehr müde.
I am very tired.
Ich bin noch nicht müde.
I am not yet tired.
Ich bin auch müde.
I am also tired.
Ich bin auch unglücklich.
Me too, I am unhappy.
Ich bin unglücklich.
I am unhappy.
Ich bin schrecklich unglücklich.
I am terribly unhappy.
Ich bin allein.
I am alone.
Ich bin allein, so schrecklich allein.
I am lonely, so terribly lonely.
Jeden Tag bin ich allein.
Everyday I am alone.
Ich bin immer allein.
I am always alone.
Warum bin ich immer allein?
Why am I always alone?
Ich bin allein.
I am lonely.
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