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