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14 October 2014
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ich bin, ich habe
Ich bin Frau Maier.
I am Frau Maier.

Ich habe meine eigene Firma.
I have my own business.

Ich bin selbstständig.
I am self-employed.


Haben means 'to have' and sein means 'to be'. Neither verb follows a regular pattern (conjugation); both are listed below in full in the present tense.

habensein
ich habeI haveich binI am
du hastyou havedu bistyou are
er/sie/es hathe/she/it
has
er/sie/es isthe/she/it
is
wir habenwe havewir sindwe are
ihr habtyou (plural) haveihr seidyou (plural)
are
sie/Sie habenthey/you(formal) havesie/Sie
sind
they/you(formal)
are



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