byť
See also: byt, být, and by't
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɪc]
- Rhymes: -ɪc
Conjunction
byť
- (formal) although
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bū́tei.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bic/
- Homophone: biť
Verb
byť impf (irregular conjugation)
- to be
Conjugation
Conjugation of byť
| present tense | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | som | sme |
| 2nd person | si | ste |
| 3rd person | je | sú |
| past tense | singular | plural |
| masculine | ||
| 1st person | bol som | boli sme |
| 2nd person | bol si | boli ste |
| 3rd person | bol | boli |
| feminine | ||
| 1st person | bola som | boli sme |
| 2nd person | bola si | boli ste |
| 3rd person | bola | boli |
| neuter | ||
| 1st person | bolo som | boli sme |
| 2nd person | bolo si | boli ste |
| 3rd person | bolo | boli |
| past perfect | singular | plural |
| masculine | ||
| 1st person | býval som | bývali sme |
| 2nd person | býval si | bývali ste |
| 3rd person | býval | bývali |
| feminine | ||
| 1st person | bývala som | bývali sme |
| 2nd person | bývala si | bývali ste |
| 3rd person | bývala | bývali |
| neuter | ||
| 1st person | bývalo som | bývali sme |
| 2nd person | bývalo si | bývali ste |
| 3rd person | bývalo | bývali |
| past pluperfect | singular | plural |
| masculine | ||
| 1st person | bol som býval | boli sme bývali |
| 2nd person | bol si býval | boli ste bývali |
| 3rd person | bol býval | boli bývali |
| feminine | ||
| 1st person | bola som bývala | boli sme bývali |
| 2nd person | bola si bývala | boli ste bývali |
| 3rd person | bola bývala | boli bývali |
| neuter | ||
| 1st person | bolo som bývalo | boli sme bývali |
| 2nd person | bolo si bývalo | boli ste bývali |
| 3rd person | bolo bývalo | boli bývali |
| future | singular | plural |
| 1st person | budem | budeme |
| 2nd person | budeš | budete |
| 3rd person | bude | budú |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| 1st person | — | buďme |
| 2nd person | buď | buďte |
| 3rd person | — | — |
Further reading
- byť in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk