be 意味 & 読み方

日本語でのbeの意味

• 0 used to describe someone or something -- ～である, ～だ

  • I’m Maria (= I am Maria).

  • I’m 16.

  • He’s German (= He is German).

  • They were sick.

  • Be quiet!

• 1 used to show that someone or something exists -- ～がいる, ～がある

  • There are three of us.

  • Is there a bank near here?

• 2 used to show where someone or something is -- （場所に）いる, ある

  • She’s in the kitchen.

• 3 used to give a fact or your opinion about something -- それは～だ, それは～だった

  • It’s a good idea.

  • It’s a big problem.

• 4 used with the -ing form of other verbs to describe actions that are or were still happening -- ～している（動詞の現在進行形[-ing]と共に用いて現在進行中または過去に進行中であった動作を表す）

  • Are you leaving?

  • He was talking to Andrea.

• 5 used with other verbs to describe actions that will happen in the future -- ～する予定だ, ～するつもりだ（動名詞[-ing]と共に用いて未来の行動・予定を表す)

  • I’m going to France next week.

  • I’ll be coming back on Tuesday.

• 6 used with the past participle of other verbs to show that something happens to someone or something -- ～された（動詞の過去分詞形と共に用いて受身形を作る）

  • He was injured in a car crash.

  • The results will be announced next week.