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Meaning of be- | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR A2

Definitions

  1. Used to indicate that a verb is acting on a direct object (making an intransitive verb into a transitive verb). Always unstressed.
    morpheme
  2. Used to change the direct object of a transitive verb, so that what was previously expressed as an optional prepositional object becomes the direct object and vice versa. Always unstressed.
    morpheme

Examples

“pyle op die diere skiet → die diere met pyle beskiet”

to shoot arrows at the animals

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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