One word, ten languages

Swedish · Svenska

ett vara

/²vɑːra/ noun · neuter · plural: varor A1 (estimated)

1. existence, being

Englishexistence, being
Germandas Sein
Frenchl'existence
Portuguesea existência, a vigência
Czechexistence, bytí
Italianl'esistenza, assidenza
Spanishla existencia
Dutchhet bestaan, het voorkomen, existentie
Latinexsistentia, ens

2. care

Englishcare

3. a commodity (something bought and sold)

Englishcommodity, product, ware
Germandie Ware, die Handelsware, das Handelsgut
Frenchla marchandise, produit
Portuguesea mercadoria, o bem, o produto
Czechzboží, produkt, komodita
Italianil bene, la merce, prodotto
Spanishla mercancía, mercadoría, el producto
Dutchhet goed, de waar, het artikel
Latinmerx, fructus, productum

4. an item (as a singular of goods), an article

Englisharticle, item
Frenchla marchandise
Czechvýrobek
Spanishla mercancía, mercadoría

Open “vara” in Glossarium with all forms, examples and audio

Swedish · Svenska

vara

/²vɑːra/ verb A1 (estimated)

1. to occupy a place, to be (somewhere)

Englishto be
Germansein, ergeben
Frenchêtre
Portugueseser, estar
Czechbýt
Italianessere, fare, andare
Spanishser, estar, ponerse
Dutchzijn
Latinsum, venio, sto

2. to occur, to take place

Englishto occur, to take place
Czechvyskytovat se

3. Forms a passive voice that indicates a state or a completed action. The examples below show comparisons against -s, which also forms the passive voice. The examples are kept basic for the sake of illustration and do not always represent the most idiomatic way to say things in either Swedish or English.

Englishto English

4. Used to indicate things like age, height, temperature, weather, ...

Englishto weather

Open “vara” in Glossarium with all forms, examples and audio