Been Meaning in English

word · lemma: be

US

/ˈbɪn/, /bən/, /bɪn/

BIN

UK

/bˈiːn/

BEEN

परिभाषा

The past participle of 'be', used to describe a state or condition that occurred in the past or continues until now, often with perfect tenses.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Always used with auxiliary verbs like 'have' or 'has' in perfect tenses (e.g., 'have been'). Not used alone as a main verb. Commonly confused with 'was' or 'were' which are simple past forms.

• Spanish: estado - sido
• Portuguese (BR): estado - sido
• Portuguese (PT): estado - sido
• Chinese (Simplified): 是 - 有过
• Chinese (Traditional): 是 - 有過
• Hindi: था - रहा
• Arabic: كان - موجود
• Bengali: ছিলাম - ছিল - ছিলে (ক্রিয়া 'be' এর অতীত অংশ)
• Russian: был - была - были (причастие от 'быть')
• Japanese: いた - だった（「be」の過去分詞）
• Vietnamese: đã là - đã ở - đã từng (phân từ quá khứ của 'be')
• Korean: 였다 - 있었다 ('be'의 과거분사)
• Turkish: bulunmuş - olmuş ("be" fiilinin geçmiş zaman ortaç hali)
• Urdu: رہا ہے - رہی ہے - رہے ہیں (فعل 'be' کی ماضی بعید)
• Indonesian: telah - pernah (bentuk past participle dari 'be')

उदाहरण वाक्य

I have been to the new cafe.

basic

She has been very helpful today.

basic

They have never been late for class.

basic

I’ve been thinking about our trip a lot lately.

natural

You’ve been really quiet today, is everything okay?

natural

They’ve been through a lot this year.

natural