buď
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Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
The conjunction comes from the imperative buď, which formed from budu (“I will be”),[1] from Proto-Slavic *bǫdǫ (“I will become, I will be”), which was a future tense of *byti (“to be”).[2]
Conjunction[edit]
buď
Usage notes[edit]
- Used in the pair buď-nebo ("either-or").
- Never used in questions, for example:
- Pojedu buď vlakem nebo autobusem. ― I'll go either by train or by bus.
- Pojedu vlakem nebo autobusem. ― I'll go by train or by bus.
- Pojedou vlakem nebo autobusem? ― Will they go by train or by bus?
Verb[edit]
buď
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
buď
References[edit]
- ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “buď(to)”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 103
- ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “budu”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 103