(present tense am [am] are [aː] , is [iz] ; past tense was [woz] , were [wəː] ; present participle ˈbeing; past participle been [biːn, (American) bin] ; subjunctive were [wəː] ; short
forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [juə] (you are), he's [hiːz] (he is), she's [ʃiːz] (she is), it's [its] (it is), we're [wiə] (we are), they're [θeə] (they are); negative short
forms isn't [ˈiznt] (is not), aren't [aːnt] (are not), wasn't [ˈwoznt] (was not), weren't [wəːnt] (were not))
1 used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I’m reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?
az: olmaq, var olmaq, mövcud olmaq
ru: быть
2 used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I’m going to London.
az: -acaq; -əcək (gələcək zaman)
ru: обозначает будущее время
3 used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.
az: -dı;-dı;-du;-dü (keçmiş zaman)
ru: быть
4 used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he’s coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I’d win) etc.
az: məcbur olmaq, labüdlük
ru: должен (был)
5 used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money
will be ours; They are being silly.
az: olmaq
ru: быть
See also:
English-Azerbaijani dictionary