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be

Spanish translation

10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. be (verb)
  2. am
  3. are
  4. been
  5. is
  6. oneself (pronoun)
  7. was
  8. were
  9. would-be (adjective)
  10. get (verb)

be

verb
was, were, been, being, am, is, are

Translation of BE

intransitive verb
1
(expressing equality) : ser <José is a doctor : José es doctor> <I'm Ann's sister : soy la hermana de Ana>
2
(expressing quality) : ser <the tree is tall : el árbol es alto> <you're silly! : ¡eres tonto!>
3
(expressing origin or possession) : ser <she's from Managua : es de Managua> <it's mine : es mío>
4
(expressing location) : estar <my mother is at home : mi madre está en casa> <the cups are on the table : las tazas están en la mesa>
5
(expressing existence) : ser, existir <to be or not to be : ser, o no ser> <I think, therefore I am : pienso, luego existo>
6
(expressing a state of being) : estar, tener <how are you? : ¿cómo estás?> <I'm cold : tengo frío> <she's 10 years old : tiene 10 años> <they're both sick : están enfermos los dos>
impersonal verb
1
(indicating time) : ser <it's eight o'clock : son las ocho> <it's Friday : hoy es viernes>
2
(indicating a condition) : hacer, estar <it's sunny : hace sol> <it's very dark outside : está bien oscuro afuera>
auxiliary verb
1
(expressing progression) : estar <what are you doing?—I'm working : ¿qué haces?—estoy trabajando>
2
(expressing occurrence) : ser <it was finished yesterday : fue acabado ayer, se acabó ayer> <it was cooked in the oven : se cocinó en el horno>
3
(expressing possibility) : poderse <can she be trusted? : ¿se puede confiar en ella?>
4
(expressing obligation) : deber <you are to stay here : debes quedarte aquí> <he was to come yesterday : se esperaba que viniese ayer>

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