I have been studying German for about 21/2 years now, but I'm still a little fuzzy about when to use "bin", or any other form of "to be", versus when I shouldn't. I know that you "to be" in German when you it as progressive present in English (like you can't say "I'm running" in German, but you can say "I run", "Ich renne"). But, I know you can say things like "Ich bin Krank" and "Ich bin 18" and stuff. So, when do you use it? Is it basically only for when you are talking about a state of being pretty much? Like, can you say "I am excited" in German, or is that using it in progressive? Any help would be great, thanks.
Sarah
2007-09-19
19:52:31
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