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be nghĩa là gì?

được

/ˈbiː/

be in Vietnamese: được, bị, là, thì. In English, be means used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.

Vietnamese words for be

auxiliary: used to form the passive voice
được, bị
used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same
là
used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal
là
used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective
thì
used to declare the subject and object identical or equivalent
là
used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase
là
auxiliary: used to form the continuous aspect of various tenses
đang
auxiliary (archaic in English): used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs
từng

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 Vietnamese

What is the meaning of be in Vietnamese?
Be in Vietnamese is được, bị, là, thì.
be nghĩa là gì?
Be: được, bị, là, thì.
What does be mean in English?
Be means used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.

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