| Del av tal | verb |
|---|---|
| Uttal | /biː/ (stronɡ), /bɪ/ (weak) |
| Avstavning | be |
| Shaw‐alfabet | 𐑚𐑰 |
| Deseret‐alfabet | 𐐺 |
| Indikativ | |
|---|---|
| Presens | Dåtid |
| (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 | |
| Presens | Dåtid |
| (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 | |
| Particip | |
| Nuvarande particip | Perfektparticip |
| being | been |
| afrikaans | wees |
|---|---|
| esperanto | esti |
| franska | être |
| grekiska | είναι |
| jiddisch | זײַן |
| kymriska | bod |
| luxemburgiska | sinn |
| lågtyska | weasen |
| nederländska | zijn; wezen; zitten |
| papiamento | ta |
| patwa | de; a |
| saterfrisiska | weze |
| spanska | estar |
| sranan | de |
| svenska | vara |
| thailändska | อยู่ |
| tyska | sein |
| västfrisiska | wêze |