Ich bin heute sehr müde.

to be

Breakdown of Ich bin heute sehr müde.

• ich: I
• heute: today
• müde: tired

Questions & Answers about Ich bin heute sehr müde.

What does each word in Ich bin heute sehr müde. literally mean?

Word by word:

• Ich = I
• bin = am (1st person singular of sein = to be)
• heute = today
• sehr = very
• müde = tired

So the literal structure is: I am today very tired.
In English we would say I am very tired today, but the German word order is a bit different (and more flexible).

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Why is it bin and not something else for am?

Bin is the 1st person singular form of the verb sein (to be) in the present tense:

• ich bin = I am
• du bist = you are (informal singular)
• er/sie/es ist = he/she/it is
• wir sind = we are
• ihr seid = you are (informal plural)
• sie/Sie sind = they are / you are (formal)

So whenever you say I am … in German in the present tense, you use ich bin.

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Why is the word order Ich bin heute sehr müde and not Ich bin sehr müde heute?