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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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