froh sei, daß

be glad that

→ froh

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be glad that A formal or old-fashioned form used in reported speech. “Sei” is the present subjunctive (Konjunktiv I) of “sein,” and “daß” is the older spelling of “dass.”

GE: Er hat gesagt, daß er froh sei, daß es Ihnen gutgehe.

EN: He said that he was glad that you were doing well.

Er hat gesagt, daß er froh sei, daß es euch gutgehe.

He said that he was glad that you were doing well.

Sie hat gesagt, daß sie froh sei, daß ihr das getan habet.

She said that she was glad that you had done that for her.

Er hat gesagt, daß er froh sei, daß es Ihnen gutgehe.

He said that he was glad you were doing well.

Sie hat gesagt, daß sie froh sei, daß du das getan habest.

She said that she was glad that you had done that.