Amharic አማርኛ am
መሆን (méhon)
meh-HON
Méhon is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Amharic, and is conjugated based on the subject.
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How to say
To be
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Arabic العربية ar
أن يكون (an yakoon)
an ya-KOON
Arabic uses different forms of 'to be' depending on the tense and the subject.
Bangla বাংলা bn
হওয়া (howā)
ho-WAH
Howā is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Bengali, and is conjugated based on the subject.
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Catalan català ca
Ser/Estar
Ser: sair; Estar: es-TAR
Catalan, like Spanish and Portuguese, uses two verbs for 'to be': *ser* for permanent characteristics and *estar* for temporary states or location.
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Czech čeština cs
Být
Být: biyt
Být is a fundamental verb in Czech, used for existence, identity, and certain states.
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Danish dansk da
At være
At VEHR-eh
At være is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Danish.
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German Deutsch de
Sein
Sein: zine
Sein is a crucial verb in German, used for existence, identity, and certain states.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Είμαι (Eímai) / Είναι (Eínai)
Eímai: ee-MEH / Eínai: EE-neh
Greek uses different forms of 'to be' depending on the context and tense.
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Spanish Español es
Ser/Estar
Ser: sair; Estar: es-TAR
Spanish uses two verbs for 'to be': *ser* for permanent characteristics and *estar* for temporary states or location.
Estonian eesti et
Olla
OL-la
Olla is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Estonian.
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Basque Basque eu
Izan
ee-SAHN
Izan is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Basque.
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Persian فارسی fa
بودن (boodan)
boo-DAHN
Boodan is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Persian, and is conjugated based on the subject.
Finnish suomi fi
Olla
OL-lah
Olla is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Finnish.
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French Français fr
Être
Être: ehr
Être is a fundamental verb in French, used for identity, characteristics, and certain states.
Galician Galician gl
Ser/Estar
Ser: sair; Estar: es-TAR
Galician, like Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan, uses two verbs for 'to be': *ser* for permanent characteristics and *estar* for temporary states or location.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
હોવું (hovũ)
ho-VOON
Hovũ is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Gujarati, and is conjugated based on the subject.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Zama
ZAH-mah
Zama is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Hausa, and is conjugated based on the subject.
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Hebrew עברית he
להיות (lihyot)
lee-HYOT
Lihyot is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Hebrew, and is conjugated based on the subject.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
होना (honā)
ho-NAA
Honā is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Hindi, and is conjugated based on the subject.
Hungarian magyar hu
Lenni
Lenni: len-nee
Lenni is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Hungarian, and is conjugated based on the subject.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Adalah / Merupakan
Adalah: ah-DAH-lah / Merupakan: meh-ROO-pah-kan
Indonesian has several ways to express 'to be', with *adalah* and *merupakan* being more formal.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Að vera
Ath VE-rah
Að vera is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Icelandic.
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Italian Italiano it
Essere
Essere: ess-EH-reh
Essere is a fundamental verb in Italian, used for identity, characteristics, and certain states.
Japanese 日本語 ja
です (desu) / である (de aru)
des-oo / deh ah-roo
Japanese uses different forms of 'to be' depending on politeness and formality.
Korean 한국어 ko
이다 (ida)
ee-DAH
Korean uses different forms of 'to be' depending on politeness and formality.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Būti
BOO-tee
Būti is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Lithuanian.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Būt
Bute
Būt is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Latvian.
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Marathi मराठी mr
असणे (asaṇe)
a-SA-ne
Asaṇe is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Marathi, and is conjugated based on the subject.
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Malay Melayu ms
Adalah / Merupakan
Adalah: ah-DAH-lah / Merupakan: meh-ROO-pah-kan
Malay, like Indonesian, uses *adalah* and *merupakan* for 'to be' in formal contexts.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Zijn
Zijn: zine
Zijn is a fundamental verb in Dutch, used for existence, identity, and certain states.
Norwegian norsk no
Å være
Oh VEHR-eh
Å være is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Norwegian.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਹੋਣਾ (hoṇā)
ho-NAA
Hoṇā is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Punjabi, and is conjugated based on the subject.
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Polish polski pl
Być
Być: biych
Być is a fundamental verb in Polish, used for existence, identity, and certain states.
Portuguese Português pt
Ser/Estar
Ser: sair; Estar: es-TAR
Portuguese, like Spanish, uses two verbs for 'to be': *ser* for permanent characteristics and *estar* for temporary states or location.
Romanian română ro
A fi
A fi: ah fee
A fi is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Romanian, and is conjugated based on the subject.
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Russian русский ru
Быть (byt')
Byt': biht
In Russian, 'быть' is often omitted in the present tense, especially when describing identity or characteristics.
Swedish svenska sv
Att vara
Att VAR-ah
Att vara is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Swedish.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Kuwa
Koo-WAH
Kuwa is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Swahili, and is conjugated based on the subject.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
இருக்க (irukka)
i-RU-ka
Irukka is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Tamil, and is conjugated based on the subject.
Telugu తెలుగు te
ఉండుట (uṇḍuṭa)
oon-DOO-ta
Uṇḍuṭa is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Telugu, and is conjugated based on the subject.
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Thai ไทย th
เป็น (pen)
pen
Pen is the verb 'to be' in Thai, used for identity, characteristics, and some states.
Filipino Filipino tl
Ay
ay
Ay is the verb 'to be' in Tagalog, used for identity and characteristics.
Turkish Türkçe tr
Olmak
Olmak: ol-MAHK
Olmak is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Turkish, and is conjugated based on the subject.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Бути (Buty)
Buty: boo-TIH
Бути is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Ukrainian, and is conjugated based on the subject.
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Urdu اردو ur
ہونا (honā)
ho-NAA
Honā is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Urdu, and is conjugated based on the subject.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Là
lah
Là is the verb 'to be' in Vietnamese, used for identity, characteristics, and some states.
Yoruba Yoruba yo
Jẹ́
jeh
Jẹ́ is the verb 'to be' in Yoruba, used for identity and characteristics.
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Chinese 中文 zh
是 (shì)
shuh
Shì is the verb 'to be' in Mandarin Chinese, used for identity, characteristics, and some states.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
係 (haih)
high
Haih is the verb 'to be' in Cantonese, used for identity, characteristics, and some states.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Ukuba
oo-KOO-bah
Ukuba is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Zulu, and is conjugated based on the subject.
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