All languages I know of have a word for "to be". Of course, this conjugates in english:
How does being compare to existence, as far as philosophy is concerned? Is there no difference at all?
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1It is good to know some rather exotic languages in order to reflect on this. Most of philosophy comes from a rather specific Greek usage of the verb "to be" and its forms. A most recommendable book is Kahn C, *The Verb be in Ancient Greek*, recently reissued, and also his *Essays on Being*. E. Benvenistes paper on *Categories de pensee et de language* (1958 and later transl.) is good introduction. – sand1 Dec 20 '19 at 17:53
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@sand1 thanks very much. I'll accept if you leave this as an answer. – Dec 21 '19 at 00:46
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@Conifold yes, thanks. – Dec 21 '19 at 01:40