být

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See also: byt, byť, and by't

Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *byti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to become”).

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Verb[edit]

být impf

  1. to be
    Ten kabát je vlhký ― The coat is wet.
  2. to be (to exist)
  3. (auxiliary) Used to form past tense forms of verbs with past participles.
    Jel jsem do Prahy. ― I went to Prague.
  4. (auxiliary) Used to form future tense forms of verbs with infinitives.
    Budu ti pomáhat. ― I will be helping you.
  5. (auxiliary) Used to form conditional mood forms of verbs with past participles.
    Já bych to neudělal. ― I would not do it.
  6. (auxiliary) Used to form passive voice forms of verbs with passive participles.
    Jsem překvapen. ― I am surprised.
  7. (auxiliary) Used to form conditional forms of verbs with past and passive participles.
    Byl by tam šel, kdyby ho byli pozvali. ― He would have gone there if they had invited him.

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation
Present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person jsem jsme — buďme
2nd person jsi, -s jste buď buďte
3rd person je, jest jsou — —
 
Future forms
Conditional forms
 singularpluralsingularplural
1st personbudubudemebychbychom
2nd personbudešbudetebysbyste
3rd personbudebudoubyby
Participles Past participles Passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate byl byli — —
masculine inanimate byly —
feminine byla byly — —
neuter bylo byla — —
Transgressives present past
masculine singular jsa byv
feminine + neuter singular jsouc byvši
plural jsouce byvše

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