Distinction between sei and war - German Language Stack Exchange I've seen " sei " a fair bit lately and it seems to indicate something that has happened in the past Example: Die Ärztin hatte meiner Mutter gesagt, dass meine Leber kurz vor der Zirrhose sei I've seen " war " a lot more What is the difference between the two?
Can it be correct to use sei instead of ist in this sentence? The danger with ist is that it might imply that "it is forbidden and he states this fact" instead of "he says that - according to his opinion - it is forbidden" Still, in everyday usage indicative is used almost always
Is it Es seien or Es sei? - German Language Stack Exchange A very minor point, but is the penultimate sentence entirely correct? The first half is fine (‘Es sei A eine Menge und n eine natürliche Zahl’), but shouldn’t the second half read: ‚und es seien q und r rationale Zahlen‘, with an additional ‚es‘? Because of ‚und‘, I’m not sure the subject can be elided