No. 23 in Swedish

vara

"Vara" in Swedish means "to be."

In a sentence

Jag vill vara din vän.
I want to be your friend.
The word 'vara' is used as an infinitive verb, meaning 'to be'.
Det kan vara svårt att förstå.
It can be difficult to understand.
The word 'vara' is again used in the infinitive form, representing the verb 'to be' as a state or condition.
Hon vill inte vara sen till mötet.
She doesn't want to be late for the meeting.
In this sentence, 'vara' functions consistently as the infinitive of the verb 'to be'.

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