How to say "Be" in Japanese

When translating "be" into Japanese, you must choose carefully between 決まる and 悲しむ. In Japanese, 決まる (きまる (kimaru)) is typically associated with "to be decided, to be fixed (intransitive)" (Syllabus Level: N4) and represents Indicates that a decision has been made or something has been settled, often by itself or by someone else, but the focus is on the state of being decided.. On the other hand, 悲しむ (かなしむ (kanashimu)) maps to "to be sad, to grieve, to mourn" (Syllabus Level: N4) and represents A verb expressing the feeling of sadness or an action of grieving.. A literal translation of "be" can often sound unnatural to native Japanese speakers if mixed up!