dem so sein

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdeːm zoː ˈzaɪ̯n/

Verb

dem so sein (irregular, third-person singular present dem ist so, past tense dem war so, past participle dem so gewesen, past subjunctive dem wäre so, auxiliary sein)

1. (formal, impersonal) to be the case

   wenn dem so wäre

   if that was the case

   Er behauptete, dem sei so.

   He claimed that that was the case.

Usage notes

Used without any subject at all.
Most commonly used in constructions with wenn, falls, ob, dass etc. and thus appearing with verb final order: (wenn/falls/ob/dass) dem so ist/war/wäre

Further reading

• “dem so sein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache