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be meaning in Hindi

होना honā

/ˈbiː/

be in Hindi: होना (honā). In English, be means used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.

Hindi words for be

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

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 Hindi

What is the meaning of be in Hindi?
Be in Hindi is होना (honā).
be का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Be: होना (honā).
What does be mean in English?
Be means used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.

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