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být

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See also: byt, byť, and by't

Czech

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Czech býti, from Proto-Slavic *byti.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    být impf

    1. to be
      Ten kabát je vlhkýThe coat is wet.
    2. to be (to exist)
      Synonym: existovat
      bylo nebyloonce upon a time.
    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
      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

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    Conjugation of být
    infinitive být, býti active adjective jsoucí, byvší


    verbal noun bytí passive adjective
    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
    singular plural singular plural
    1st person budu budeme bych bychom
    2nd person budeš budete bys byste
    3rd person bude budou by by
    participles past participles passive participles
    singular plural singular plural
    masculine animate byl byli
    masculine inanimate byly
    feminine byla
    neuter bylo byla
    transgressives present past
    masculine singular jsa byv
    feminine + neuter singular jsouc byvši
    plural jsouce byvše

    Antonyms

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