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be in Catalan
ser
(auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
ésser
(auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
fer
(often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate ambient conditions such as weather, light, noise or air quality.
estar
(often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate ambient conditions such as weather, light, noise or air quality.
ser
Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective or prepositional phrase.
estar
Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective or prepositional phrase.
ésser
Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective or prepositional phrase.
ser
(rare, and, regional, chiefly, in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. [from 15th c.]
estar
(rare, and, regional, chiefly, in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. [from 15th c.]
ésser
(rare, and, regional, chiefly, in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. [from 15th c.]
fer
(rare, and, regional, chiefly, in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. [from 15th c.]
tenir
(rare, and, regional, chiefly, in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. [from 15th c.]
tindre
(rare, and, regional, chiefly, in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. [from 15th c.]
ser
Used to declare the subject and object identical or equivalent.
ésser
Used to declare the subject and object identical or equivalent.
estar
Used to declare the subject and object identical or equivalent.
ser
Used to link a subject to a measurement.
ésser
Used to link a subject to a measurement.
fer
Used to link a subject to a measurement.
tenir
(with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
tindre
(with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
estar
(in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
anar
(in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
passar
(in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
ser-hi
(in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
venir
(in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
estar
To occupy a place.
ser
To occupy a place.
ésser
To occupy a place.
existir
(now, usually, literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.
haver-hi
(now, usually, literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.
ser
(now, usually, literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.
ser
To occur, to take place.
ésser
To occur, to take place.
haver-hi
To occur, to take place.