"sei" meaning in German

See sei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /zaɪ̯/ (note: prescriptive standard), /saɛ̯/ [Austria] Audio: De-sei.ogg
Head templates: {{head|de|verb form}} sei
  1. first-person singular subjunctive I of sein Tags: first-person, form-of, singular, subjunctive-i Form of: sein
    Sense id: en-sei-de-verb-LHDBEt-A Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 57 12 31
  2. third-person singular subjunctive I of sein Tags: form-of, singular, subjunctive-i, third-person Form of: sein
    Sense id: en-sei-de-verb-f2OXcyeh
  3. singular imperative of sein Tags: form-of, imperative, singular Form of: sein
    Sense id: en-sei-de-verb-30BexP9n

Alternative forms

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