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'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'" {{word}} {{#beta}} Beta{{/beta}} {{#preferredDictionaries}} {{^selected}} {{name}} {{/selected}} {{/preferredDictionaries}} Translation of be – English–Dutch dictionary be verb  /biː/ present tense am /am/ | are /aː/ | is /iz/ | past tense was /woz/ | were /wəː/ | present participle being | past participle been /biːn, American bin/ | subjunctive were /wəː/ | short forms I’m /aim/ | you’re /juə/ | he’s /hiːz/ | she’s /ʃiːz/ | it’s /its/ | we’re /wiə/ | they’re /θeə/ | negative short forms isn’t /ˈiznt/ | aren’t /aːnt/ | wasn’t /ˈwoznt/ | weren’t /wəːnt/ Add to word list Add to word list ● used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses zijn I’m reading. I am being followed. What were you saying?. ● used with a present participle to form a type of future tense zullen I’m going to London. ● used with a past participle to form the passive voice worden , zijn He was shot. ● 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 moeten , dienen , etc. ● used in giving or asking for information about something or someone zijn I am Mr Smith. Is he alive? She wants to be an actress. The money will be ours. They are being silly. See also being the be-all and end-all BE abbreviation, noun  /ˈbiː ɡiː/ (also B.E.) ● short for Bachelor of Engineering; a first degree in Engineering baccalaureus in de techniek Colin Taylor BE. (Translation of be from the PASSWORD English–Dutch Dictionary © 2022 K Dictionaries Ltd) A1,A1,A2,A2 Translations of be in Chinese (Traditional) 描述, （用來說明人、事物或狀態，表示性質、狀態、工作等）, （表示時間或方位）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 描述, （用来说明人、事物或状态，表示性质、状态、工作等）, （表示时间或方位）… See more in Spanish ser, estar, ser de… See more in Portuguese ser, estar, ser de… See more in more languages in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Russian in Telugu in Arabic in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian आहे, असणे, राहणे… See more ～である, ～だ, （場所に）いる… See more be' fiili, olmak anlamında bir şeyi tasvir etmek ya da bilgi vermek için kullanılır, birinin ya da bir şeyin durumunu belirtmek için kullanılır… See more être, (utilisé avec le participe présent dans les temps progressifs), (utilisé au conditionnel pour parler de quelque chose qu’on imagine)… See more ésser, estar, s’utilitza amb la forma en -ing d’un altre verb per a descriure accions en curs… See more நிரந்தர அல்லது தற்காலிக தரம், நிலை, வேலை போன்றவற்றைக் காட்ட… See more होना, स्थायी या अस्थायी गुणवत्ता, अवस्था… See more કોઈ વ્યક્તિ, વસ્તુ કે સ્થિતિ વિષે કઈ કહેવા અથવા, કાયમી કે હંગામી ગુણ-લક્ષણ… See more være i færd med, skulle, blive… See more oöversatt hjälpverb, skall el. oöversatt hjälpverb: jag åker till London, vara… See more sedang, akan, telah… See more sein, im Begriff sein zu, wurde… See more bli, være (i ferd med), være… See more کسی فرد، جگہ یا چیز کاہونا جس سے اس کےمستقل یا عارضی معیار، حالت ، کام وغیرہ کا اندازہ ہو،زندہ ہونا, موجود ہونا, کسی جگہ یا وقت کے اندر کسی فرد یا چیز کےہونے… See more у сполученні з present participle служить для утворення форми progressive чи continuous, у сполученні з present participle служить для утворення форми future, у сполученні з past participle служить для утворення форми passive… See more глагол-связка быть, быть, находиться… See more ఉండు, అగు, అవు… See more فِعْل الكَوْن, يَكوْن (للدَّلالَة عَلى المَكان), فِعْل الكَوْن من الأفعال المساعدة يُستعمل في صياغة زَمن المُضارِع أو الماضي المستمر)… See more হওয়া, হয়ে ওঠা, কোনো ব্যক্তি… See more forma slovesa BE používaná k vytvoření průběhového času, forma slovesa BE používaná k vytvoření jednoho z budoucích časů, být… See more berfungsi untuk menyatakan kalimat sedang, akan, berfungsi membentuk kalimat pasif… See more ใช้กับรูปกริยา present participle แสดงการกระทำที่กำลังเกิดขึ้นในปัจจุบัน, ใช้กับรูปกริยา present participle แสดงการกระทำที่จะเกิดขึ้นในอนาคต, ใช้กับรูปกริยา past participle แสดงกรรมวาจก… See more đang, định, sẽ… See more być, stanowić, (= używany w konstrukcji ciągłej z formą -ing czasownika… See more (사람이나 사물을 묘사할때 쓰임)-이다, (위치의 의미에서)-에 있다, “ing”형태로 현재 진행형으로 쓰인다… See more essere, verbo ausiliare usato con il participio presente di altri verbi per esprimere azioni che continuano a svolgersi al presente ed al passato, verbo ausiliare usato con il participio presente di altri verbi per esprimere azioni programmate nel futuro… See more Need a translator? 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