være
See also: väre
Danish
Alternative forms
Dialects
Etymology
From Old Danish wæræ, waræ, from Old Norse vera, vesa, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to be, remain”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”), *h₂wes- (“to dwell, live, reside”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛːrə/, [ˈʋɛːɐ]
Verb
være (imperative vær, infinitive være, present tense er, past tense var, perfect tense har været)
- to be
- lade være ― to leave alone, to leave be
- være til ― to exist, to be, to live
- være ved ― to admit, to disclose, to divulge
Derived terms
- derværende
- indeværende
- nuværende
- nærværende
- overvære
- undvære
- væremåde
- væren
- værested
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋæːɾə/
Verb
være (imperative vær, present tense er, simple past var, past participle vært, present participle værende)
- to be
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse viðra
Norwegian Nynorsk
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