Betydning av be på norsk

• 0 used with the past participle to form a passive

  • The cars were made in Japan. Bilene ble laget i Japan.

  • I was given two booklets to read. Jeg ble gitt to brosjyrer jeg skulle lese.

• 1 used with the present participle to form progressive tenses

  • I am going out now. Jeg går ut nå.

  • We were trying to call him. Vi prøvde å ringe ham.

• 2 used in the conditional to talk about sth you are imagining

  • If I were President, I’d change the whole system. Hvis jeg var president, ville jeg forandre hele systemet.

• 3 used to form question tags

  • You’re coming too, aren’t you? Du kommer også, gjør du ikke?

  • It was raining, wasn’t it? Det regnet, gjorde det ikke?

• 4 links descriptive, time, or place information with a noun

  • The dog is male. Hunden er en hann.

  • My birthday was last week. Bursdagen min var i forrige uke.

  • The shoes are $45. Skoene koster 45 dollar.

  • That book’s mine. Den boken er min.

  • He’s crazy. Han er sprø.

  • Your coat is in the closet. Kåpen din er i skapet.

  • Is the couch new? Er den sofaen ny?

  • It’s hot. Det er vamt.

  • It was hard to get her to listen. Det var vanskelig å få henne til å lytte.

  • The teacher says it’s OK to leave now. Læreren sier det er greit å dra nå.

  • It would be sad if you didn’t meet her. Det ville være synd hvis du ikke møtte henne.

  • It’s three o’clock. Klokken er tre.

  • I think it was about noon. Jeg tror det var omtrent klokken tolv på dagen.

• 5 indicates sth exists or happens

  • There are five classes. Det er fem klasser.

  • Was there anything else happening last night? Var det noe annet som skjedde i går kveld?

• 6 used to tell sb how to behave

  • Be quiet! Vær stille!

  • Stop being ridiculous! Slutt å være så tåpelig!

• 7 to be equal to

  • Four plus four is eight. Fire pluss fire er åtte.

  • How much is $20 in pounds? Hvor mye er 20 dollar i pund?

• 8 used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses

  • I’m reading

  • I am being followed

  • What were you saying?.

• 9 used with a present participle to form a type of future tense

  • I’m going to London.

• 10 used with a past participle to form the passive voice

  • He was shot.

• 11 used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity When am I to leave? ), purpose The letter is to tell us he’s coming ), a possible future happening If he were to lose, I’d win etc.

• 12 used in giving or asking for information about something or someone

  • I am Mr Smith

  • Is he alive?

  • She wants to be an actress

  • The money will be ours

  • They are being silly.

• 13 short for Bachelor of Engineering; a first degree in Engineering

  • Colin Taylor BE.