Dasein in German

IPA: /ˈdaːzaɪ̯n/ Audio: De-Dasein.ogg

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Etymology: From da (“there”) + sein (“to be”). Etymology templates: {{compound|de|da|sein|t1=there|t2=to be}} da (“there”) + sein (“to be”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Dasein n (strong, genitive Daseins, plural Daseine) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Daseins [genitive], Daseine [plural], strong [table-tags], Dasein [nominative, singular], Daseine [definite, nominative, plural], Daseins [genitive, singular], Daseine [definite, genitive, plural], Dasein [dative, singular], Daseinen [dative, definite, plural], Dasein [accusative, singular], Daseine [accusative, definite, plural]

Inflected forms

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        },
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          "word": "Mauerblümchendasein"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nischendasein"
        },
        {
          "word": "Schattendasein"
        },
        {
          "word": "Singledasein"
        },
        {
          "word": "Daseinsberechtigung"
        },
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          "word": "Daseinskampf"
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"Dasein" meaning in German

Noun

Inflected forms