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to be
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zijn, zich bevinden
used when naming, or giving description or information about people, things, or situations
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morfologische samenstelling
enkelvoudig
toestandswerkwoord
regelmatig
tegenwoordige tijd
be
3e persoon enkelvoud
is
onvoltooid deelwoord
being
onvoltooid verleden tijd
was
voltooid deelwoord
been
Voorbeelden
Today is her birthday.
1.1
zijn, bestaan uit
used for saying what something is made of
Voorbeelden
The cake is three layers of deliciousness.
1.2
zijn
to express equality between things
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Two plus two is four.
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'What's the price of the coffee machine?' 'It's $80.'
1.4
zijn, behoren tot
used for indicating who owns something or who it is meant for
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The car in the driveway is Mary's; the other one is mine.
1.5
zijn, vertegenwoordigen
used for indicating how great the importance of something is to someone
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Family was everything to me.
02
zijn
to have an existence
Voorbeelden
Is there a solution to this complex problem?
03
plaatsvinden, gebeuren
to happen or take place
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The graduation ceremony will be in the auditorium.
04
zijn, doen
used for talking about time
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It's five minutes past nine.
05
zijn, doen
used for talking about the weather
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It is sunny and warm at the beach today.
06
zijn
used in the perfect tenses to mean to go or visit
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Have you ever been to Paris?
6.1
zijn, gaan
used in the perfect tenses to mean to come or visit
Dialect
British
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The plumber has been to repair the leaky faucet.
07
zijn, zeggen
used to express what someone has said
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She was all, "I can't believe you didn't tell me about the party!"
08
zijn
(auxiliary) used with the present participle form of a verb in forming progressive tenses
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She is working on a new project.
8.1
zijn
(auxiliary) used with the past participle form of a verb when forming the passive voice
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The book was read by thousands of people.
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