Infinitive
vera
Passive Infinitive
verast
Alternative Infinitive
vere
| Past Participle | vore |
| Present Participle | verande |
Simple Forms
| Present | er; ero |
| Past | var; våro |
| Imperative | ver; vere |
The verb form is the same for all persons, singular and plural.
Compound Forms
| Present Perfect | har vore |
| Past Perfect | hadde vore |
| Future | vil vera |
| Future Perfect | vil ha vore |
| Conditional | ville vera |
| Conditional Perfect | ville ha vore |
The verb form is the same for all persons, singular and plural.
Verbs conjugated like vera
vera,
Translations
Etymology
From Old Norse vera, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną. The present tense is suppletive and is from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”). See: Old Norse '
vera', Proto-Germanic '
*wesaną'.
Verbs referencing "vera"
Icelandic
vera.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Ikkje alle kunne vera til stades. (Not everyone could be present.)