No. 15 in German
werden
"Werden" means "to become," and it is also used as an auxiliary verb in forming the future tense and the passive voice.
In a sentence
Ich werde morgen nach Berlin fahren.
I will travel to Berlin tomorrow.
In this sentence, 'werden' is used as a modal verb to form the future tense.
Er wurde Arzt nach seinem Studium.
He became a doctor after his studies.
Here, 'werden' is used in the past tense to indicate a process of becoming.
Das Essen wird gerade gekocht.
The food is currently being cooked.
In this example, 'werden' is part of a passive voice construction indicating an ongoing action.
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