бы

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Adyghe[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [bəː]
  • (file)

Letter[edit]

бы () (lower case, upper case Бы)

  1. The second of the Adyghe Cyrillic alphabet.

Noun[edit]

бы ()

  1. den
  2. haunt
  3. nest

Declension[edit]

Russian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • б (b)abbreviation, especially after vowels
  • кабы́ (kabý)colloquial

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old East Slavic бꙑ (by), from Proto-Slavic *by.

Pronunciation[edit]

Particle[edit]

бы (by)

  1. 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:

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