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бувати

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *byvati. For the change from y to u, see бути (buty). Compare Russian быва́ть (byvátʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bʊˈʋate]
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Verb

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бува́ти (buvátyimpf

  1. to occur, to happen (of situations, circumstances)
  2. to be (often with a focus on multiple instances or examples that could be found)
    1. (usually imperative) Clipping of бува́ти здоро́в (buváty zdoróv).
  3. to be at, to visit, to stay with (temporarily)
    • 1973, “Гуцул, чорнокнижник і цісар”, in Михайло Івасюк, editor, Казки Буковини, page 115:
      Довго блукав дорогами, бував у селах і містах, але ніде не знайшов роботи.
      Dovho blukav dorohamy, buvav u selax i mistax, ale nide ne znajšov roboty.
      I wandered the roads for a long time, stayed in villages and towns, but nowhere did I find work.

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