No. 2 in Armenian
են
The Armenian word "են" means "are" in English.
In a sentence
Նրանք երջանիկ են։
They are happy.
In this sentence, the word 'են' is used as the auxiliary verb 'are' to indicate the state of being happy in the third person plural.
Ովքեր են այստեղ։
Who are here?
Here, 'են' functions as the auxiliary verb 'are' in an interrogative sentence to ask about the identity of the subjects present.
Այս բնակիչները միասնաբար աշխատում են։
These residents work together.
In this sentence, 'են' is part of the verb 'աշխատում են' which translates to 'work', marking the action performed by the third person plural subjects.
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