is

Betekenis (English)

third-person singular present indicative of zijn; is, equals

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɪs/

Nieuw

zijn

1. (intransitive) to be, to exist
2. (copulative, transitive) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
3. (auxiliary, transitive) Used to form the perfect tense of the active voice of some verbs, together with a past participle.
4. (auxiliary, transitive) Used to form the perfect tense of the active voice of some verbs, together with a past participle. Note: The perfect tense of most other verbs is formed using hebben.
5. (auxiliary, transitive) Used to form the perfect tense of the passive voice, together with a past participle.
6. (auxiliary, transitive) Used to form the perfect tense of the passive voice, together with a past participle. Note: The imperfect tense passive is formed using worden.
7. (auxiliary, transitive) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses, together with aan het or, in archaic style, with a present participle.
8. (intransitive) to go, to go on a trip and return
9. (impersonal, intransitive) Used to indicate weather, temperature or some other general condition.
10. (copulative, transitive) to be, to equal, to total, to amount to; used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.

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An user

Hij is een getuige in dat proces .

He's a witness in that process.

An user

Zoals altijd is het dus een kwestie
❓

van evenwicht .

So, as always, it is a question of balance.

An user

Papier is zeer licht ontvlambaar .

Paper is very flammable.

An user

Er is een discrepantie tussen de theorie en de praktijk .

There is a discrepancy between theory and practice.

An user

Het is interessant om te zien
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wat er weggevallen is .

It is interesting to see what was dispensed with.

An user

Dat is een zeer verwerpelijke ontwikkeling waarin ik niet
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kan meegaan .

That is a very reprehensible state of affairs, which I cannot endorse.

An user

U weet wat vandaag de dag de strekking is .

Yet you know how we tend to reason today.

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Deze vervuiling is te wijten aan het systeem van de goedkope vlaggen .

The system of flags of convenience is behind this pollution.