Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #13
Word (Wort)

ist

Translation (Übersetzung) is
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /ɪst/
A1
Verbs
Beginner
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common verb sein present
Third person singular present tense of 'sein' (to be). Thirteenth most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Er ist groß.
He is tall.
describing characteristics
Das Buch ist interessant.
The book is interesting.
describing qualities
Es ist kalt heute.
It is cold today.
weather
Sie ist Lehrerin.
She is a teacher.
profession

Conjugations (Konjugationen)

Present Tense (Präsens)

er/sie/es ist

Word Family (Wortfamilie)

Grundform
sein
Translation: to be

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
ist da
is there, is here
High frequency
ist fertig
is ready, is finished
High frequency
ist möglich
is possible
High frequency
Idioms (Redewendungen)
es ist soweit
it's time, the moment has come
Indicating that something is about to happen
wie es ist
as it is, the way it is
Accepting the current situation
Synonyms (Synonyme)
besteht Low similarity
Consists of, exists (different verb, different meaning)
Antonyms (Antonyme)
ist nicht
Is not (negation)

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

sein bin bist sind Verb

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