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Questions & Answers about Ich bin spontan.
What form of “to be” is bin, and how is sein conjugated?
Bin is the first-person singular of sein (to be). Present tense:
- ich bin
- du bist
- er/sie/es ist
- wir sind
- ihr seid
- sie/Sie sind
Why isn’t spontan capitalized here?
Adjectives in German are lowercase unless they start a sentence or are turned into nouns (nominalized). In Ich bin spontan., spontan is a predicate adjective, so it’s lowercase. Nominalized example: der Spontane (the spontaneous one).
Does spontan change for gender/number with sein?
No. Predicate adjectives after sein don’t take endings, so it’s always spontan, regardless of gender/number/person: Ich bin spontan. / Sie sind spontan. By contrast, attributive adjectives before a noun do take endings: ein spontaner Mensch, eine spontane Person, mein spontanes Kind.
How do I negate this?
Use nicht: Ich bin nicht spontan. For emphasis: