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be in Arabic

كَانَ kāna

/ˈbiː/

be in Arabic: كَانَ (kāna), كَانَ هُوَ (kāna), هِيَ (hiya). In English, be means used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.

Arabic words for be

used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same
كَانَ kāna
used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal
كَانَ kāna
used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective
كَانَ kāna
used to declare the subject and object identical or equivalent
كَانَ kāna
used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase
كَانَ هُوَ kāna, هِيَ hiya
intransitive, non-copulative (usually literary in English): to exist; to have real existence
كَانَ kāna
to occupy a place
كَانَ kāna
to occur, take place
كَانَ kāna

English meaning of be

  1. verb Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
  2. verb Used with present participles of verbs to form the continuous aspect.
  3. verb Used with to-infinitives of verbs to express intent, obligation, appropriateness, or relative future occurrence.
  4. verb Used with past participles of certain intransitive verbs to form the perfect aspect.

Full definition of be

be in a sentence

  • The dog was saved by the boy.
  • The woman is walking.
  • I shall be writing to you soon.

Synonyms of be

be in other languages

Questions about be in Arabic

What is the meaning of be in Arabic?
Be in Arabic is كَانَ (kāna), كَانَ هُوَ (kāna), هِيَ (hiya).
ما معنى كلمة be؟
Be: كَانَ (kāna), كَانَ هُوَ (kāna), هِيَ (hiya).
What does be mean in English?
Be means used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.

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