être
Meanings
Verb
1. to be (copulative)
2. to be located; to be situated (intransitive)
3. to denote time, day, or date (impersonal)
4. used to form compound tenses and structures, such as the perfect and pluperfect
a. certain intransitive verbs that indicate movement or a change of state (see the full list)
b. all reflexive verbs
c. the passive voice
Examples126357
Il est deux heures du matin.
It is two o'clock in the morning.
C'est / On est / Nous sommes le 1er avril.
It is April 1st.
Êtes-vous à Paris?
Are you in Paris?
Il peut être battu ce soir.
He can be beaten this evening.
La femme est médecin.
The woman is a doctor.
Vous devez être plus clairs.
You guys must be clearer.