бы
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "by"
Adyghe[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
бы • (bə) (lower case, upper case Бы)
Noun[edit]
бы • (bə)
Declension[edit]
declension of бы
case | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | быр (bər) | быхэр (bəxɛr) |
ergative | бым (bəm) | быхэмэ (bəxɛmɛ) |
instrumental | бы(м)кӏэ (bə(m)kʼɛ) | быхэ(м)кӏэ (bəxɛ(m)kʼɛ) |
invertive | быу (bəwu) | быхыу (bəxəwu) |
Russian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old East Slavic бꙑ (by), from Proto-Slavic *by.
Pronunciation[edit]
Particle[edit]
бы • (by)
- A verbal particle used to render conditional and subjunctive patterns
- Я говори́л(а). ― Ja govoríl(a). ― I spoke.
- Я бы говори́л(a). ― Ja by govoríl(a). ― I would (should) have spoken.; I would speak.; I might speak.
Usage notes[edit]
- The particle бы is often shortened to б (b).
- The particle бы may appear in any place within a sentence except the beginning. In colloquial speech it can be heard used multiple times within the same clause, but this usage is considered erroneous.
- The particle бы is, in some expressions, omitted in colloquial settings. For example:
Related terms[edit]
- е́сли бы то́лько (jésli by tólʹko)
- ка́к бы не (kák by ne)
- сло́вно бы (slóvno by)
- что́бы (štóby)
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