"dasein" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɑː.zʌɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɑ.zaɪn/ [General-American]
Etymology: From German Dasein (“there-to be”), from da (“there”) + sein (“to be”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Dasein||there-to be}} German Dasein (“there-to be”), {{compound|de|da|sein|nocat=1|t1=there|t2=to be}} da (“there”) + sein (“to be”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dasein (uncountable)
  1. (philosophy) Being; especially the nature of being; existence, presence, hereness, suchness, essence Wikipedia link: dasein Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy Synonyms: Dasein Translations (philosophy: hereness): 此在 (cǐzài) (Chinese Mandarin), 緣在 (Chinese Mandarin), 缘在 (yuánzài) (Chinese Mandarin), daarzijn [neuter] (Dutch), Dasein (Finnish), olemistapa (Finnish), dasein [masculine] (French), Dasein [neuter] (German), 現存在 (alt: げんそんざい) (Japanese), dasein [masculine] (Occitan), даза́йн (dazájn) (Russian), прису́тствие (prisútstvije) (Russian)

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