| Subject | English | Norwegian Bokmål |
| gen. | be able | kunne |
| gen. | be able to | orke |
| gen. | be absent | vre borte |
| gen. | be acquainted with | kjenne |
| gen. | be afraid of | vre redd for |
| gen. | be afraid of | vre redd |
| gen. | be asked | spørres |
| gen. | be asleep | sove |
| gen. | be bold | tore |
| gen. | be bothered | gidde |
| gen. | be called | kalles |
| gen. | be called | hete |
| gen. | be evident | fremgå |
| gen. | be fit for | egne |
| gen. | be fond of | vre vill etter |
| gen. | be grieved | vre trist |
| gen. | be heard | høres |
| gen. | be indignant | ergre seg |
| gen. | be lucky | vre heldig |
| gen. | be missing | vre borte |
| gen. | be quiet | hysj |
| gen. | be related to | vre i slekt med |
| comp., MS | Be Right Back | Straks tilbake (An item on the user's My Status menu that can be selected to indicate that the user is away from the computer but will return shortly) |
| gen. | be sad | vre trist |
| gen. | be similar | ligne |
| gen. | be sorrowful | vre trist |
| gen. | be sorry about | angre p |
| gen. | be startled | stusse |
| gen. | be willing to | ville |
| immigr. | third-country national found to be illegally present | tredjelandsborger med ulovlig opphold |