No. 62 in Norwegian
være
"Være" means "to be" in English.
In a sentence
Han vil være lykkelig.
He wants to be happy.
In this sentence, 'være' is used as the infinitive form of 'to be'. It expresses a desire or state someone wants to achieve.
Det kan være vanskelig å forstå.
It can be difficult to understand.
Here, 'være' is part of a construction expressing a general state or condition.
Hun skulle ha vært der i går.
She should have been there yesterday.
In this example, 'vært' is the past participle form, used with an auxiliary verb to express a potential past action.
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