være
Danish
Alternative forms
Etymology
All forms except the present are from Old DanishCategory:Danish terms derived from Old Danish#VZRE wæræ, waræ, from Old NorseCategory:Danish terms derived from Old Norse#VZRE vera, vesa, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic#VZRE *wesaną (“to be”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#VZRE *h₂wes- (“to dwell, live, reside”). The present tense is derived from a different root: Proto-GermanicCategory:Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#VZRECategory:Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic#VZRE *izum, *izud, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#VZRE *h₁es- (“to be”), which is also the origin of English is, are, Latin sum, and German ist. In Scandinavian, the singular has taken over the stem of the plural (with -z- > -r-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛːʁə/, [ˈʋɛːɐ], [ˈʋɛːɒ̽]Category:Danish terms with IPA pronunciation#VZRE
Verb
være (present tense er, past tense var, perfect tense har været)Category:Danish lemmas#VZRECategory:Danish nouns#VZRECategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#VZRECategory:Pages with entries#VÆRECategory:Pages with 4 entries#VÆRE
- (copulativeCategory:Danish copulative verbs#VZRE) to be (expresses identity between the subject and a predicative)
- Kierkegaard er en berømt filosof.
- Kierkegaard is a famous philosopher.
- (intransitiveCategory:Danish intransitive verbs#VZRE) to be, exist (with an adverbial phrase and/or the dummy subject der)
- På kontoret var (der) 15 ansatte.
- There were 15 employees in the office.
- (intransitiveCategory:Danish intransitive verbs#VZRE) to be (in cleft sentences emphasizing a noun phrase, with the dummy subject det and a relative clause)
- Det er Anders der har spist kagen.
- It was Anders who ate the cake.
- (auxiliaryCategory:Danish auxiliary verbs#VZRE) to be (passive perfect tense with the past participle)
- Huset er bygget af træ.
- The house is built from wood.
- (auxiliaryCategory:Danish auxiliary verbs#VZRE) to have (active perfect tense with the past participle of certain intransitive verbs)
- Synonym: have (used with most words)
- Pigen er løbet væk.
- The girl has run away.
Conjugation
Note also archaic plural form ere (Vi ere - "We are")
Derived terms
References
Category:Danish irregular verbs#VZRECategory:Danish suppletive verbs#VZRENorwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
All forms except the present are from DanishCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Danish#VZRECategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Danish#VZRE være, from Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Old Norse#VZRECategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse#VZRE vera, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#VZRECategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic#VZRE *wesaną (“to be”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#VZRECategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#VZRE *h₂wes- (“to dwell, live, reside”). The present tense is derived from a different root: Proto-GermanicCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#VZRECategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic#VZRE *izum, *izud, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#VZRECategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#VZRE *h₁es- (“to be”), which is also the origin of English is, are, Latin sum, and German ist.
Pronunciation
Verb
være (imperative vær, present tense er, simple past var, past participle vært, present participle værende)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#VZRECategory:Norwegian Bokmål verbs#VZRECategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#VZRECategory:Pages with entries#VÆRECategory:Pages with 4 entries#VÆRE
- to be
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Old Norse#VZRECategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse#VZRE viðra, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#VZRE *weyd-.
Verb
være (imperative vær, present tense værer, simple past and past participle væra or været, present participle værende)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#VZRECategory:Norwegian Bokmål verbs#VZRECategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#VZRECategory:Pages with entries#VÆRECategory:Pages with 4 entries#VÆRE
- (archaicCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms with archaic senses#VZRE) to sense or feel
- Jeg værer fiendtlighet mellom Ola og Per.
- I can sense hostility between Ola and Per.
See also
References
- “være” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Noun
være n (definite singular været, indefinite plural være, definite plural væra)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#VZRECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#VZRECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#VZRECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns#VZRECategory:Pages with entries#VÆRECategory:Pages with 4 entries#VÆRE
- an existence in a location
- a place or location that someone or something can exist
Etymology 2
Adjective
væreCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms#VZRECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk adjective forms#VZRECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#VZRECategory:Pages with entries#VÆRECategory:Pages with 4 entries#VÆRE
Etymology 3
Verb
være (present tense er, past tense var, past participle vore, passive infinitive værast, present participle værande, imperative vær)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#VZRECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk verbs#VZRECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#VZRECategory:Pages with entries#VÆRECategory:Pages with 4 entries#VÆRE
- (pre-1938) alternative form of vereCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk pre-1938 forms
Old Swedish
Verb
væreCategory:Old Swedish non-lemma forms#VÆRECategory:Old Swedish verb forms#VÆRECategory:Old Swedish entries with incorrect language header#VÆRECategory:Pages with entries#VÆRECategory:Pages with 4 entries#VÆRE