How do you use "Contractions with 'be'" in a sentence?

I'm tired.' (= I am) She's a doctor.' (= She is) We're ready.' (= We are) It isn't true.' (= It is not)

Contractions with 'be'

Q: What does "Contractions with 'be'" mean?

Shortened forms of 'be' verbs In speech and informal writing, 'be' contracts: I am→I'm, you are→you're, he is→he's, she is→she's, it is→it's, we are→we're, they are→they're. Negative: isn't, aren't.

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含义: Shortened forms of 'be' verbs

'be'动词的缩写形式

Formas abreviadas de los verbos 'be'

「be」動詞の短縮形

'be' 동사의 축약형

In speech and informal writing, 'be' contracts: I am→I'm, you are→you're, he is→he's, she is→she's, it is→it's, we are→we're, they are→they're. Negative: isn't, aren't.

在口语和非正式写作中，'be'缩写为：I am→I'm, you are→you're, he is→he's, she is→she's, it is→it's, we are→we're, they are→they're。否定形式：isn't, aren't。

En el habla y la escritura informal, 'be' se contrae: I am→I'm, you are→you're, he is→he's, she is→she's, it is→it's, we are→we're, they are→they're. Negativo: isn't, aren't.

会話やカジュアルな文章では、「be」は短縮されます：I am→I'm, you are→you're, he is→he's, she is→she's, it is→it's, we are→we're, they are→they're。否定形：isn't, aren't。

구어체와 비공식 문어에서 'be'는 축약됩니다: I am→I'm, you are→you're, he is→he's, she is→she's, it is→it's, we are→we're, they are→they're. 부정형: isn't, aren't.

例句

I'm tired.' (= I am)
我累了。'（= I am）
Estoy cansado.' (= I am)
疲れた。'（= I am）
피곤해요. (= I am)
She's a doctor.' (= She is)
她是医生。'（= She is）
Ella es doctora.' (= She is)
彼女は医者です。'（= She is）
그녀는 의사입니다. (= She is)
We're ready.' (= We are)
我们准备好了。'（= We are）
Estamos listos.' (= We are)
準備ができました。'（= We are）
준비됐어요. (= We are)
It isn't true.' (= It is not)
这不是真的。'（= It is not）
No es verdad.' (= It is not)
それは本当ではありません。'（= It is not）
그것은 사실이 아닙니다. (= It is not)

发音

用法指南

语境: spoken, informal

语气: conversational

✓ 正确说法

They're coming later.
他们稍后来。
Ellos vienen más tarde.
彼らは後で来ます。
그들은 나중에 옵니다.
He's not here. / He isn't here.
他不在这里。
Él no está aquí.
彼はここにいません。
그는 여기 없습니다. / He isn't here.
We're going to the beach.
我们要去海滩。
Vamos a la playa.
私たちはビーチに行きます。
우리는 해변에 갑니다.
I'm not ready.
我还没准备好。
No estoy listo/a.
まだ準備ができていません。
아직 준비가 안 됐어요.
It's and its are different!
It's 和 its 是不同的！
¡It's e its son diferentes!
it'sとitsは違います！
It's와 its는 달라요!

✗ 错误说法

I amn't ready. (use 'I'm not')
I amn't准备好。（用'I'm not'）
I amn't ready. (se usa 'I'm not')
I amn't ready.（'I'm not'を使う）
I amn't ready.（'I'm not'을 사용해야 함）
It's and its are different! (it's = it is; its = possession)
It's和its是不同的！（it's = it is；its = 所有格）
¡It's e its son diferentes! (it's = it is; its = posesivo)
It'sとitsは違う！（it's = it is；its = 所有格）
It's와 its는 다르다!（it's = it is; its = 소유격）

起源与历史

Spoken language contractions

文化背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal