"Dasein" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdaːzaɪ̯n/ Audio: De-Dasein.ogg
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]
  1. being there, presence, existence Wikipedia link: de:Dasein Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Philosophy Related terms: Beamtendasein, Mauerblümchendasein, Nischendasein, Schattendasein, Singledasein, Daseinsberechtigung, Daseinskampf, Daseinszweck
    Sense id: en-Dasein-de-noun-4vAcWC8N Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Dasein meaning in German (2.9kB)

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