être
Sentences
Meaning
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- to be
- Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of certain verbs (including all reflexive verbs)
- to be (Used to form the passive voice)
Concepts
organism
he is there
not be
get old
he is
living being
looking at
not exist
require
animate being
become hard
become light
become red
become soft
be drunk
be impressed by
fictitious being
make an impression
to have
become thick
become clean
do more
become rough
become sour
become smooth
become tangled
become bitter
do bird
do stir
at odds with oneself
be siblings
be worth
Synonyms
se trouver
je suis
être animé
être assis
être aux écoutes
quelqu’un
se lever
se réaliser
se tenir
se tirer
assumer la responsabilité
bien proportionné
d’accord
décaniller
devenir amer
devenir chaud
devenir froid
devenir lisse
devenir mou
devenir rouge
devenir rugueux
donner naissance à
être allongé
être situé
perdre du poids
purger sa peine
rester debout
rester en place
s’accomplir
organisme vivant
devenir épais
devenir aigre
devenir vieux
tiqueté
vergeté
ne pas être
Rester là
établir le coût
évaluer le coût de
wight
originer
prendre la responsabilité
supporter la responsabilité
accepter la responsabilité
avoir besoin
avoir l’air
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛtʁ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle French and Old French estre and ester, respectively from Early Medieval Latin essere (< esse "be") and Latin stāre (“stand”). Conjugations reflect both but more so the former. The form suis "(I) am" appears to reflect Vulgar Latin *suiō < Latin sum. Compare ai "(I) have", sais "(I) know" < *aiō, *saiō < habeō, sapiō.
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