be meaning in Tamil
படு paṭu
/ˈbiː/
be in Tamil: படு (paṭu), பெறு (peṟu), இரு (iru), ஆகு (āku). In English, be means used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
Tamil words for be
- auxiliary: used to form the passive voice
- படு paṭu, பெறு peṟu
- used to declare the subject and object identical or equivalent
- இரு iru, ஆகு āku, ஆ ā
- used to state the age of a subject in years
- இரு iru
- intransitive, non-copulative (usually literary in English): to exist; to have real existence
- இரு iru, உள் uḷ
- to occupy a place
- இரு iru, அமர் amar
- to occur, take place
- நட naṭa
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 Tamil
- What is the meaning of be in Tamil?
- Be in Tamil is படு (paṭu), பெறு (peṟu), இரு (iru), ஆகு (āku).
- be என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Be: படு (paṭu), பெறு (peṟu), இரு (iru), ஆகு (āku).
- What does be mean in English?
- Be means used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
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