Subjunctive With "Sei" for Indirect Speech

In German, the subjunctive 1 with "sei" is used to express indirect speech, doubt, wishes, and hypothetical scenarios.

The conjugation of the verb in the subjunctive 1 with "sei" follows a specific pattern, with the second person singular form (du) being "seist" and the third person singular form (er/sie/es) being "sei."

Subjunctive 1 With "Sei" for Indirect Speech

We use the subjunctive 1 when we want to rephrase what somebody said. You will likely find it in writing, like an indirect quote in a newspaper.

It is almost always used in the third person singular. We form the subjunctive 1 by removing the final "-n" from the infinitive.

Sein is the only verb where all persons are used: