būti

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See also: buti

Lithuanian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *bū́ˀtei; present tense forms are from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (to be); suppletive stem forms derive from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (to become). Compare identical situation in Old Church Slavonic бꙑти (byti). Cognate to Latvian būt.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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bū́ti (third-person present tense yrà, third-person past tense bùvo)

  1. to be
  2. to exist
  3. to become
Usage notes
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The copular verb bū́ti may be omitted in the present tense. For example, the yrà is optional in the sentence:

When omitting the present-tense copula, it is possible to add emphasis through a change in intonation, the addition of the pronoun taĩ (that; [now that's]), or the writing of a dash symbol ().

Conjugation
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Derived terms
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References

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  • būti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • Vytautas Ambrazas (2006) “4. Syntax § 1.19 The copula”, in Lithuanian Grammar, 2nd revised edition, pages 469–470

Etymology 2

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Participle

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būti

  1. nominative masculine plural of būtas