das =Sehen=, des -s ~seeing, (eye-)sight~ die =Sehnsucht= ~(ardent) longing, yearning (for~ nach~)~ =sehr= ~very [_cf. Matthew xxi, 15: they were sore displeased_], much~ =sei= ~_imper. sg. of_~ sein ~be; _1st or 3rd pers. sg. pres. subj. of_~ sein: ~[_in indirect quotations_] am, is, was; [_in wishes, in commands, or in concessive clauses_] may he (she, it, I) be, let him (her, it, me) be;~ so sei es ~so be it;~ er sei noch so reich ~however rich he may be; [_after_~ als ~_in unreal conditions_] were;~ ihm war es, als sei er noch in der Heimat ~it seemed to him as if he were still at home~ =seicht= ~shallow~ =seid= ~[zīt] _2nd pers. pl. pres. ind. or imper. of_~ sein die =Seide=, -n ~silk~ =Seidel= ~Heinrich Seidel (1842-1906), by profession a construction engineer, devoted the last twenty-five years of his life to writing.~ =seiden= ~(made of) silk~ =seien= Sie ~_formal imper. of_~ sein ~[_Cf._~ Sie.~]~ =sein=, ist, wār, ist gewēsen ~be; exist;~ Was ist nun =zu tun=? ~What is =to be done= now? [_After_~ sein~ _an active infin. is used with the force of the English passive_];~ lange war es ihm, als ob... ~for a long time it seemed to him as if...~ ~[_Cf. note on_~ haben~ _and on_~ es gibt ~(_under_ ~geben~).~ ~[_After_~ sein ~_or_~ werden~,~ ein ~_is apt to be omitted before an unmodified noun indicating occupation, rank, religion, or nationality, but is used before such a noun modified by an adj.:_~ er ist Arzt ~he is =a= physician; _but_~ er ist ein berühmter Arzt~ he is a famous physician.]~ =sein=, seine, sein ~his; [_when referring to an antecedent like_~ Mädchen~,~ Garten ~_or_~ Kind~, ~_or_~ ~Volk~] ~her, its, their~ das =Seine=, des -n ~his property (belongings), what is his~ die =Seinen= ~[_pl. only_] (the members of) his household (family)~ =seinerseits= ~on (for) his part, as for him, as far as he is concerned~ =seit= ~_prep._ [_dat._] since, for [_time just elapsed_]~ =seitdēm´= ~[_always followed by transposition_] since (the time when)~ die =Seite=, -n ~side; page;~ auf die Seite stellen ~set to one side;~ von der Seite ansehen ~look at (eye) askance, look at a person out of the tail of one’s eye;~ von ihrer Seite ~from her side, on her part~ das =Seitenstechen=, des -s ~stitch in one’s side~ die =Seitentăsche=, -n ~side pocket~ die =Sēkun´de=, -n ~[zāko͝on-] second~ =selber= ~_indeclinable intensive pron._ =~ selbst =selbst= ~[zelpst] _indeclinable intensive pron._ self, in person, myself (etc.), ourselves (etc.); [_when standing before the word it modifies_] even~ =selig= ~late, deceased, lamented, sainted~ die =Seligkeit= ~supreme happiness (delight);~ die ewige Seligkeit ~(eternal) salvation, eternal bliss (happiness)~ das =Selterwasser=, ⸗wässer ~Seltzer water~ =seltsām= ~strange, singular, curious, queer, odd~ =senden=, sandte ~_or_~ sendete ~(_past subj._~ sendete~),~ gesandt ~_or_~ gesendet ~send~ die =Sense=, -n ~scythe~ der =Sensenmann=, des -(e)s ~scythebearer; (reaper) Death~