sehr arm

Tom war sehr arm.

Tom was very poor.

Er sagte, er sei sehr arm.

He said he was very poor.

Es heißt, er sei in seiner Jugend sehr arm gewesen.

It is said that he was very poor in his youth.

Damals waren wir sehr arm.

Back then, we were very poor.

— The Mermaid (2016)

Tom sagte, er sei sehr arm.

Tom said he was very poor.

Dieses Land ist sehr arm.

This country is very poor.

Die müssen sehr arm sein.

They must be very poor.

Und sehr arm.

And very poor.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Er war sehr arm.

He was very poor.

Von ihm wird gesagt, er sei sehr arm.

He is said to be very poor.