Zoeken
to be
01
zijn, liggen
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
zijn
used for saying what something is made of
1.2
zijn, vormen
to express equality between things
1.4
zijn
used for indicating who owns something or who it is meant for
1.5
zijn, belangrijk zijn
used for indicating how great the importance of something is to someone
02
plaatsvinden, gebeuren
to happen or take place
Intransitive: to be somewhere | to be point in time
03
zijn
to have an existence
Linking Verb: to be sb/sth
04
zijn
used for talking about time
Linking Verb: to be a specific time | to be [adj]
05
zijn, liggen
used for talking about the weather
Linking Verb: to be [adj]
06
zijn
used in the perfect tenses to mean to go or visit
Intransitive: to be somewhere
6.1
zijn gekomen, bezoeken
used in the perfect tenses to mean to come or visit
07
zij zei, zij uitte
used to express what someone has said
08
zijn
(auxiliary) used with the present participle form of a verb in forming progressive tenses
8.1
zijn, worden
(auxiliary) used with the past participle form of a verb when forming the passive voice
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Voorbeeld
The dog's name is Max.
My grandmother was 90.
This cake is delicious.
My favorite color is blue.
This plant is a sunflower.
