sein
German 'to be' (philosophical concept of being)
noun zayn Rare
Origin: German: to be
Usage Note
Sein appears in Italian philosophical and academic texts as a loanword from German, denoting the concept of 'Being' as developed by Heidegger (Sein und Zeit = 'Being and Time'). It is invariable and used with a masculine article: il sein. Outside philosophy it is not used.
Examples
"Heidegger analizza il sein come domanda fondamentale."
Natural Translation
Heidegger analyses being as a fundamental question.
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