| Wortart | Verb |
|---|---|
| Aussprache | /biː/ (stronɡ), /bɪ/ (weak) |
| Trennung | be |
| Shaw‐Alphabet | 𐑚𐑰 |
| Deseret‐Alphabet | 𐐺 |
| Indikativ | |
|---|---|
| Präsens | Präterium |
| (I) am | (I) was |
| (thou) art | (thou) wast |
| (he) is | (he) was |
| (we) am | (we) were |
| (you) am | (you) were |
| (they) am | (they) were |
| Konjunktiv | |
| Präsens | Präterium |
| (I) be | (I) were |
| (thou) am | (thou) was |
| (he) be | (he) were |
| (we) be | (we) were |
| (you) be | (you) were |
| (they) be | (they) were |
| Imperativ | |
| be | |
| Partizipien | |
| Präsenspartizip | Perfektpartizip |
| being | been |
| Afrikaans | wees |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | sein |
| Esperanto | esti |
| Französisch | être |
| Griechisch | είναι |
| Jamaikanisches Kreolisch | de; a |
| Jiddisch | זײַן |
| Luxemburgisch | sinn |
| Niederdeutsch | weasen |
| Niederländisch | zijn; wezen; zitten |
| Papiamento | ta |
| Saterfriesisch | weze |
| Schwedisch | vara |
| Spanisch | estar |
| Sranan | de |
| Thai | อยู่ |
| Walisisch | bod |
| WestFriesisch | wêze |