Suchen
to be
01
sein, liegen
used when naming, or giving description or information about people, things, or situations
Linking Verb: to be [adj] | to be sb/sth | to be to do sth
1.1
sein
used for saying what something is made of
1.2
sein, darstellen
to express equality between things
1.4
sein
used for indicating who owns something or who it is meant for
1.5
sein, von Bedeutung sein
used for indicating how great the importance of something is to someone
02
stattfinden, geschehen
to happen or take place
Intransitive: to be somewhere | to be point in time
03
sein
to have an existence
Linking Verb: to be sb/sth
04
sein
used for talking about time
Linking Verb: to be a specific time | to be [adj]
05
sein, liegen
used for talking about the weather
Linking Verb: to be [adj]
06
sein
used in the perfect tenses to mean to go or visit
Intransitive: to be somewhere
6.1
gewesen sein, gebracht haben
used in the perfect tenses to mean to come or visit
07
sie hat gesagt, sie äußerte
used to express what someone has said
08
sein
(auxiliary) used with the present participle form of a verb in forming progressive tenses
8.1
sein, werden
(auxiliary) used with the past participle form of a verb when forming the passive voice
be
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Beispiel
The dog's name is Max.
My grandmother was 90.
This cake is delicious.
My favorite color is blue.
This plant is a sunflower.
