Be in French

Definition

Definition in EnglishTo have a certain identity, quality, state or place: the verb that links someone or something to what they are, what they are like or where they are (she is a nurse, the soup is hot, we are at home).

Definition in FrenchVerbe qui relie quelqu'un ou quelque chose à ce qu'il est, à ses qualités, à son état ou au lieu où il se trouve.

Example sentences

• Ma sœur est infirmière.🔊

  My sister is a nurse.

• La soupe est très chaude.🔊

  The soup is very hot.

• Nous sommes à la gare.🔊

  We are at the station.

Learn it in a lesson

• French pronouns and first sentences: je suis, tu es, il est
• Describing one or several objects in French
• Talking in a group in French: nous, vous, ils and on

be in other languages

• What be means
• In Portuguese
• In Japanese