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is

[əs]

verb

LanguageAfrikaans (South Africa)

Meaning
  1. am, are, is (present tense, all persons, plural and singular of wees, to be)
  2. Forms the perfect passive voice when followed by a past participle
  3. am, are, is
  4. The present tense form of the verb to be, used for all subjects in Afrikaans.
Examples

Die kind is baie slim.

The child is very clever.

Pronunciationəs

Part of speechverb

Usage noteIn Afrikaans, 'is' is used for all persons (I, you, he, she, it, we, they), unlike in English.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.