What part of the speech is the word "is"?
The word "is" is very versatile and has severalvalues. But apart from the interpretation of the word, it is necessary to know what part of the speech the word "is". This is important for a proper understanding of the text, especially for foreigners studying Russian.
The word "is" can be used in several meanings:
- as the process of absorbing food: "there is ice cream";
- as the process of existence, being: "in this world there is truth";
- as an answer to the military command: "Yes, it will be done!";
- as the letter of the old alphabet.
The word "is" can be a verb when used in the sense of absorbing food.
If the word "is" is used in the meaning of existence, being, then it is the form of the verb "to be" in the third person, the singular number of the present tense, that is, it is also a verb.
The word "is" is an interjection, if used, as a response to a military command.
Also the word "is" appears in the role of a noun when they speak of the letter (the sixth letter in the Cyrillic alphabet).
Another word "is" can be part of an undivided particle "as is".
