Sense 1: used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses
I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.
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BE in Afrikaans: Ek lees. Ek word gevolg. |
BE in Arabic: يَسْتَعْمَل لِبِناء الفِع |
BE in Bulgarian: спомагателен глагол за пр |
BE in Brazilian: estar (+ inf) |
BE in Czech: forma slovesa BE používan |
BE in German: sein |
BE in Danish: være i færd med |
BE in Greek: είμαι |
BE in Spanish: estar + gerundio |
BE in Estonian: (kestev tegevus olevikus) |
BE in Farsi: نشانه دستوری استمرار فعل |
BE in Finnish: olla |
BE in French: être |
BE in Hebrew: יֵש, הָיָה, הָיוּ וכו' |
BE in Hindi: होना |
BE in Croatian: biti |
BE in Hungarian: van, létezik |
BE in Indonesian: berfungsi untuk menyataka |
BE in Icelandic: vera |
BE in Italian: stare |
BE in Japanese: ~である |
BE in Korean: [be doing]…하고 있는 중이다 |
BE in Malay: sedang |
BE in Dutch: zijn |
BE in Norwegian: være i ferd med, holde på |
BE in Polish: być, zostać |
BE in Persian: نشانه دستوری استمرار فعل |
BE in Pashto: د فعل د دوام يا جريان نښه |
BE in Portuguese: estar a (+ inf) |
BE in Russian: быть |
BE in Slovenian: biti |
BE in Serbian: biti |
BE in Swedish: oöversatt hjälpverb |
BE in Thai: ใช้กับรูปกริยา present pa |
BE in Taiwanese: 與現在分詞連用,構成進行式 |
BE in Ukrainian: у сполученні з present pa |
BE in Urdu: ہوں |
BE in Vietnamese: đang |
BE in Chinese: 是(与现在分词连用,构成进行式) |
Sense 2: used with a present participle to form a type of future tense
I'm going to London.
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BE in Afrikaans: Ek gaan Londen toe |
BE in Arabic: يُسْتَعْمَل لِبِناء فِعْل |
BE in Bulgarian: спомагателен глагол за об |
BE in Brazilian: ir (+inf) |
BE in Czech: forma slovesa BE používan |
BE in German: im Begriff sein zu |
BE in Danish: skulle |
BE in Spanish: ir a + infinitivo |
BE in Estonian: kavatsema |
BE in Farsi: نشانه دستوری برای اشاره ب |
BE in Finnish: aikoa |
BE in French: aller |
BE in Hebrew: יִהיֶה, יִהיוּ וכו' לִיְצ |
BE in Croatian: biti |
BE in Indonesian: akan |
BE in Icelandic: ég er að fara, ég ætla að |
BE in Italian: andare |
BE in Japanese: ~しようとしている |
BE in Korean: [be doing]…할 예정[작정]이다 |
BE in Malay: akan |
BE in Norwegian: skal/skulle |
BE in Persian: نشانه دستوری برای اشاره ب |
BE in Pashto: د راتلونكي لپاره د اشاري |
BE in Portuguese: ir (+inf) |
BE in Russian: обозначает будущее время |
BE in Serbian: hoću |
BE in Swedish: skall el. oöversatt hjälp |
BE in Thai: ใช้กับรูปกริยา present pa |
BE in Taiwanese: 與現在分詞連用,構成未來式 |
BE in Ukrainian: у сполученні з present pa |
BE in Urdu: ہوں |
BE in Vietnamese: định; sẽ |
BE in Chinese: 与动词的现在分词连用,构成将来时 |
Sense 3: used with a past participle to form the passive voice
He was shot.
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BE in Afrikaans: Hy is geskiet |
BE in Arabic: يستعمل لبناء صيغة يُسْتَع |
BE in Bulgarian: спомагателен глагол за об |
BE in Brazilian: ser |
BE in Czech: být |
BE in German: wurde |
BE in Danish: blive; være |
BE in Spanish: ser |
BE in Estonian: (passiiv) |
BE in Farsi: نشانه دستوری مجهول؛ شدن |
BE in Finnish: tulla, joutua |
BE in French: être |
BE in Hebrew: הָיָה, הַיתָה וכו' לִיצִי |
BE in Croatian: bio je |
BE in Indonesian: berfungsi membentuk kalim |
BE in Icelandic: vera |
BE in Italian: essere; farsi |
BE in Japanese: ~される |
BE in Korean: [be done]…되다, 되고 있다 |
BE in Lithuanian: būti |
BE in Malay: telah |
BE in Dutch: worden, zijn |
BE in Norwegian: er, blir/var, ble |
BE in Persian: نشانه دستوری مجهول؛ شدن |
BE in Pashto: يو مجهول يا گنگ حالت ته ا |
BE in Portuguese: ser |
BE in Romanian: a fi |
BE in Russian: быть |
BE in Slovak: byť |
BE in Slovenian: biti |
BE in Serbian: jesam |
BE in Swedish: vara, bli |
BE in Thai: ใช้กับรูปกริยา past parti |
BE in Taiwanese: 與過去分詞連用,構成被動語態 |
BE in Ukrainian: у сполученні з past parti |
BE in Urdu: تھا |
BE in Vietnamese: đã |
BE in Chinese: 与动词的现在分词连用,构成被动语态 |
Sense 4: used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.
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BE in Arabic: dيُسْتَعْمَل مع المَصْدَر |
BE in Bulgarian: за идеи |
BE in Brazilian: ir/ser |
BE in Czech: mít, muset |
BE in German: sollte, werden |
BE in Danish: skulle |
BE in Spanish: deber + infinitivo; tener |
BE in Estonian: pidama |
BE in Farsi: قرار است |
BE in Finnish: pitää, olla määrä |
BE in French: devoir; aller |
BE in Hebrew: פּועַל עֶזֶר להֲבָּעַת רָ |
BE in Croatian: biti |
BE in Indonesian: diikuti infinitive menyat |
BE in Icelandic: eiga; mun |
BE in Italian: dovere |
BE in Japanese: ~すべきである |
BE in Korean: [be to부정사] 의무, 목적, 미래 등을 |
BE in Lithuanian: turėti, lemta būti |
BE in Malay: seandainya |
BE in Dutch: moeten, dienen, etc. |
BE in Norwegian: skal/skulle (komme tilå) |
BE in Persian: قرار است |
BE in Pashto: ټاکل شوي ده |
BE in Romanian: a urma (să) |
BE in Russian: должен (был) |
BE in Slovak: mať, musieť |
BE in Slovenian: morati (naj bi) |
BE in Serbian: bi |
BE in Swedish: skall, skulle |
BE in Thai: ใช้กับรูปกริยา infinitive |
BE in Taiwanese: (與動詞加to的不定詞連用)表示必要、目的、未來可 |
BE in Ukrainian: у сполученні з інфінітиво |
BE in Urdu: ہے ہوں |
BE in Vietnamese: sắp; phải |
BE in Chinese: 与动词不定式连用,表示约定、意图、可能性等 |
Sense 5: used in giving or asking for information about something or someone
I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.
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BE in Arabic: يُسْتَعْمَل لِطَلَب مَعْل |
BE in Bulgarian: съм |
BE in Brazilian: ser/estar |
BE in Czech: být |
BE in German: sein |
BE in Danish: være; blive |
BE in Spanish: ser, estar |
BE in Estonian: olema |
BE in Farsi: هستن؛ بودن |
BE in Finnish: olla |
BE in French: être |
BE in Hebrew: פּועַל עֶזֶר לִיצִירַת שֶ |
BE in Croatian: biti |
BE in Indonesian: berfungsi membetuk kalima |
BE in Icelandic: vera |
BE in Italian: essere |
BE in Japanese: ~である |
BE in Korean: 사물이나 사람에 관한 정보를 제공하거나 요청하 |
BE in Lithuanian: būti |
BE in Latvian: būt |
BE in Malay: menjadi |
BE in Dutch: zijn |
BE in Norwegian: være; bli |
BE in Persian: هستن؛ بودن |
BE in Pashto: شتون |
BE in Romanian: a fi |
BE in Russian: быть |
BE in Slovak: byť |
BE in Slovenian: biti |
BE in Serbian: biti |
BE in Swedish: vara, bli |
BE in Thai: ใช้ขอหรือให้ข้อมูลเกี่ยวก |
BE in Taiwanese: 用於提供或查詢訊息 |
BE in Ukrainian: бути, бувати |
BE in Urdu: ہونا |
BE in Vietnamese: dùng để nói về ai đó |
BE in Chinese: 提供或询问某人(事)的情况 |