аби
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐˈbi]
Noun
аби́ • (abí) f pl
- indefinite plural of аба́ (abá)
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈabi]
Verb
аби • (abi) impf (perfective изаби)
- (transitive) to wear away, wear out, blunt
Conjugation
Conjugation of аби (imperfective, present in -и)
| l-participles | imperfect | aorist | non-finite forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | абел | — | adjectival participle | абен | ||
| feminine | абела | — | adverbial participle | абејќи | ||
| neuter | абело | — | verbal noun | абење | ||
| plural | абеле | — | perfect participle | абено | ||
| present | imperfect | aorist | imperative | |||
| 1st singular | абам | абев | — | — | ||
| 2nd singular | абиш | абеше | — | аби | ||
| 3rd singular | аби | абеше | — | — | ||
| 1st plural | абиме | абевме | — | — | ||
| 2nd plural | абите | абевте | — | абете | ||
| 3rd plural | абат | абеа | — | — | ||
| Compound tenses | ||||||
| perfect | сум абел | present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-perfect | имам абено | present of има + perfect participle | ||||
| pluperfect | бев абел | imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-pluperfect | имав абено | imperfect of има + perfect participle | ||||
| има-perfect reported | сум имал абено | perfect of има + perfect participle | ||||
| future | ќе абам | ќе + present | ||||
| има-future | ќе имам абено | future of има + perfect participle | ||||
| future in the past | ќе абев | ќе + imperfect | ||||
| има-future in the past | ќе имав абено | future in the past of има + perfect participle | ||||
| future reported | ќе сум абел | ќе + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-future reported | ќе сум имал абено | future reported of има + perfect participle | ||||
| conditional | би абел | би + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-conditional | би имал абено | conditional of има + perfect participle | ||||
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old Ukrainian абы (aby), аби (abi), from Old East Slavic абꙑ (aby).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐˈbɪ]
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Conjunction
аби́ • (abý) (+ past tense or the infinitive)
- so that, in order to
Further reading
- Kotliarevsky, Ivan (1842), “абы”, in Словарь Малороссійскихъ словъ, содержащихся въ Энеидѣ [Dictionary of Ukrainian words contained in the Eneida] (in Russian), Kharkiv: University Printing House, page 3
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “аби”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka