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to be
01
vara, befinna sig
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
vara
used for saying what something is made of
1.2
vara, utgöra
to express equality between things
1.4
vara
used for indicating who owns something or who it is meant for
1.5
vara, betyda
used for indicating how great the importance of something is to someone
02
ske, äga rum
to happen or take place
Intransitive: to be somewhere | to be point in time
03
vara
to have an existence
Linking Verb: to be sb/sth
04
vara
used for talking about time
Linking Verb: to be a specific time | to be [adj]
05
vara, befinna sig
used for talking about the weather
Linking Verb: to be [adj]
06
vara
used in the perfect tenses to mean to go or visit
Intransitive: to be somewhere
6.1
vara, besöka
used in the perfect tenses to mean to come or visit
07
hon sa, hon uttryckte
used to express what someone has said
08
vara
(auxiliary) used with the present participle form of a verb in forming progressive tenses
8.1
vara, bli
(auxiliary) used with the past participle form of a verb when forming the passive voice
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Exempel
The dog's name is Max.
My grandmother was 90.
This cake is delicious.
My favorite color is blue.
This plant is a sunflower.
