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A. unr. itr. V.

• be; (existieren) be; exist; (sich ereignen) be; happen wie dem auch sei = be that as it may er ist Schwede/Lehrer = he is Swedish or a Swede/a teacher bist du es? = is that you? mir ist kalt/besser = I am or feel cold/better mir ist schlecht = I feel sick drei und vier ist od. (ugs.) sind sieben = three and four is or makes seven es ist drei Uhr/Mai/Winter = it is three o'clock/May/winter er ist aus Berlin = he is or comes from Berlin was darf es sein? (im Geschäft) = what can I get you? es war einmal ein Prinz = once upon a time there was a prince Definition of be in the British & World English dictionary Definition of be in the US English dictionary Translate be | into French | into Italian | into Spanish

B. mod. V.

• (in der Funktion von können/müssen) + Passiv es ist niemand zu sehen = there's no one to be seen das war zu erwarten = that was to be expected die Schmerzen sind kaum zu ertragen = the pain is hardly bearable die Richtlinien sind strengstens zu beachten = the guidelines are to be strictly followed

C. Hilfsverb

• 1 (zur Perfektumschreibung) have er ist gestorben = he has died Definition of have in the British & World English dictionary Definition of have in the US English dictionary Translate have | into French | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 (zur Bildung des Zustandspassivs) be wir sind gerettet worden/wir waren gerettet = we were saved Definition of be in the British & World English dictionary Definition of be in the US English dictionary Translate be | into French | into Italian | into Spanish