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to be
01
である, 存在する
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
である
used for saying what something is made of
1.2
である, 成る
to express equality between things
1.4
である
used for indicating who owns something or who it is meant for
1.5
いる, 重要である
used for indicating how great the importance of something is to someone
02
起こる, 行われる
to happen or take place
Intransitive: to be somewhere | to be point in time
03
ある
to have an existence
Linking Verb: to be sb/sth
04
である
used for talking about time
Linking Verb: to be a specific time | to be [adj]
05
である, いる
used for talking about the weather
Linking Verb: to be [adj]
06
いる
used in the perfect tenses to mean to go or visit
Intransitive: to be somewhere
6.1
行く, 訪れる
used in the perfect tenses to mean to come or visit
07
彼女は言った, 彼女は述べた
used to express what someone has said
08
いる
(auxiliary) used with the present participle form of a verb in forming progressive tenses
8.1
ある, いる
(auxiliary) used with the past participle form of a verb when forming the passive voice
be
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例
The dog's name is Max.
My grandmother was 90.
This cake is delicious.
My favorite color is blue.
This plant is a sunflower.
