існаваць

Belarusian

Etymology

From існы (isny, “true, real”) +‎ -ава́ць (-avácʹ); a calque of Polish istnieć. Cognates include Ukrainian існува́ти (isnuváty).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jisnaˈvat͡sʲ]

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Verb

існава́ць • (isnavácʹ) impf

1. (intransitive) to exist

Conjugation

Conjugation of існава́ць (class 2b, imperfective, intransitive)

For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.

imperfective aspect
infinitive	існава́ць isnavácʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	—
passive	—	—
adverbial	існуючы́ isnujučý	існава́ўшы isnaváŭšy
	present tense	future tense
1st singular я	існую́ isnujú	бу́ду йснава́ць búdu jsnavácʹ
2nd singular ты	існуе́ш isnujéš	бу́дзеш існава́ць búdzješ isnavácʹ
3rd singular ён / яна́ / яно́	існуе́ isnujé	бу́дзе йснава́ць búdzje jsnavácʹ
1st plural мы	існуём isnujóm	бу́дзем існава́ць búdzjem isnavácʹ
2nd plural вы	існуяце́ isnujacjé	бу́дзеце йснава́ць búdzjecje jsnavácʹ
3rd plural яны́	існую́ць isnujúcʹ	бу́дуць існава́ць búducʹ isnavácʹ
imperative	singular	plural
second-person	існу́й isnúj	існу́йце isnújcje
past tense	singular	plural мы / вы / яны́
masculine я / ты / ён	існава́ў isnaváŭ	існава́лі isnaváli
feminine я / ты / яна́	існава́ла isnavála
neuter яно́	існава́ла isnavála

Derived terms

• існава́нне (isnavánnje, “existence”)

References

• “існаваць” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org