be – English–Svenska translations

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be verb

  /ˈbiː/ , /ˈbə/ , /ˈbɪ/ , [ˈbə] , [ˈbɪ] , [ˈbɪi̯]
  • used to declare the subject and object identical or equivalent
  • used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase
  • used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective
  • used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal
  • elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar
  • used to indicate ambient conditions such as weather, light, noise or air quality
  • auxiliary: used to express intent, obligation, appropriateness or relative future occurrence
  • used to link a subject to a count or measurement
  • used to state the age of a subject in years
vara
  • to occupy a place
vara, finnas, ligga, sitta, stå
vara, finnas, existera, finnas till, vara till
  • to occur, take place
vara, ske
  • used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same
vara, vara lika med
  • auxiliary (archaic in English): used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs
vara, ha
  • auxiliary: used to form the passive voice
-s, bli, vara
  • auxiliary: used to form the continuous aspect of various tenses
hålla på att, vara

being noun

  /ˈbi.ɪŋ/ , /ˈbiŋ/ , /ˈbiː.ɪŋ/ , /ˈbiːŋ/
  • a living creature
varelse, väsen
  • the state or fact of existence
existens, tillvaro

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be verb

ber, bad, bett   /beː/
  • framföra bön
pray
  • artigt fråga om
ask, beg
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