be
/biː/ (am, is, are, was were, been, being)auxiliary verb
sezwir "be" i umaγun n yezri (past participle) i wakken ad d-yeffeγ wattwaγ (passive voice)
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He was killed in the war
Yemmut di lgirra
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The cars were made in the US
Tikeṛṛusin-nni mmugentt-d di Marikan
sezwir "be" i umaγun n wemyag (present participle) i wakken ad d-yeffeγ wumrir ussid (progressive tense)
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I am studying English
Qqareγ Tagnizit
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They're coming tomorrow
Ad d-asen azekka
Amyag "be" yettmaga akked iseqsiyen i wumi qqaren "question tags"
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You're not hungry, are you?
Yak/annaγ ur telluẓeḍ ara
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It was snowing, wasn't it?
(Yella) yekkat wedefel, neγ (ala)?
Sexdem izri n "be" (past tense) i wakken ad d-nawi γef ayen ur nelli, ur nḍerru: turda (hypothesis, possibility)
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if I were you ...
Lukan d nekki i d kečči/ lukan lliγ deg umḍiq-ik ...