быць

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Belarusian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
Usage notes
Conjugation

Belarusian

Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic бꙑти ​(byti​).

Pronunciation

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Verb
быць • (bycʹ)

1. to be

Usage notes

It is omitted in the present tense except in the third-person singular ёсць which is used either to emphasise the existence of
the subject, a predicate meaning “there is” and to express possession (English verb "to have")

Ёсць які-небудзь стары, што да вайны тут жыў? (Josc’ jakí-njébudzʹ starý, što da vajný tut žyŭ?)

Is there anyone old that lived here before the war?

У мяне ёсць пытанне (u mjanjé joscʹ pytánnje)

I have a question.

It is usually expressed in the present tense as a pause, represented in the written language by a dash.

Я — беларус, а ты — украінец (ja - bjelarús, a ty - ukraínjec)

I am a Belarusian and you are a Ukrainian.

Хлопчык — вельмі галодны (xlópčyk vjél’mi halódny)

The young man is very hungry.

 However, the dash is not written in third person impersonal adverbial phrases.

Цяжка вывучыць новую мову (cjážka vývučycʹ nóvuju móvu)

It is difficult to learn a new language.

Other verbs such as бываць and стаць can also be used instead.

Conjugation
Conjugation of быць [hide ▲]

imperfective aspect
infinitive быць (bycʹ)
adverbial present tense past tense
бу´дучы (bu´dučy) —
present tense future tense
1st singular (я ​(ja​)) — бу́ду (búdu)
2nd singular (ты ​(ty​)) — бу́дзеш (búdzješ)
3rd singular (ён ​(jón​)/яна́ ​(janá​)/яно́ ​(janó​)) ёсць (jóscʹ) бу́дзе (búdzje)
1st plural (мы ​(my​)) — бу́дзем (búdzjem)
2nd plural (вы ​(vy​)) — бу́дзеце (búdzjecje)
3rd plural (яны́ ​(janý​)) — бу́дуць (búducʹ)
imperative singular plural
будзь (budzʹ) бу́дзьце (búdzʹcje)
past tense singular plural
(мы ​(my​), вы ​(vy​), яны́ ​(janý​))
masculine (я ​(ja​), ты ​(ty​), ён ​(jón​)) быў (byŭ)
feminine (я ​(ja​), ты ​(ty​), яна́ ​(janá​)) была́ (bylá) былі´ (byli´)
neuter (яно́ ​(janó​)) былó (byló)

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