verb
to be away, to be gone
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'weg sein' is a verb phrase meaning 'to be away' or 'to be gone'. It uses auxiliary sein (perfect: 'weg gewesen') and is non‑reflexive; classified as a strong verb. Not separable; no fixed preposition. Use to state absence (Er ist weg — he's gone). Imperative forms: Sei weg! / Seid weg!
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Er ist schon weg.
He's already gone.
Sie war schon weg, als ich ankam.
She was already gone when I arrived.
Als der Hund weg gewesen war, suchte die Familie ihn, bis er am Abend zurückgekehrt war.
When the dog had been gone, the family searched for him until he had returned in the evening.
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picture keys missing from a table — they are 'weg' (gone)
think 'away' = weg
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Weg sein is a predicative expression meaning 'to be away' or 'to be gone'. It uses 'sein' as auxiliary in perfect tenses (sie ist weg gewesen). Passive voice is not applicable in the usual sense for this stative expression. | Passive voice conjugations are not applicable and have been marked as such in the conjugation blocks.