мець

Belarusian

мець • (mjecʹ) impf

The alternative way to express possession is to use the preposition у + the genitive form of the pronoun (e.g. маю = у мяне́, маеш = у цябе́, мае = у яго́ (ён, яно), у яе́ (яна), маем = у нас, маеце = у вас, маюць = у іх). The past tense is expressed using the past tense of the verb быць, with the gender of the verb form matching that of the object possessed. To express the future tense, будзе (if the object possessed is in singular) or будуць (if the object possessed is in plural) are used.

Conjugation of мець (class 1a, imperfective, transitive, irregular)

For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable.
imperfective aspect
infinitive	мець mjecʹ
participles	present tense	past tense
active	—	—
passive	—	—
adverbial	ма́ючы májučy	ме́ўшы mjéŭšy
	present tense	future tense
1st singular я	ма́ю máju	бу́ду ме́ць búdu mjécʹ
2nd singular ты	ма́еш máješ	бу́дзеш ме́ць búdzješ mjécʹ
3rd singular ён / яна́ / яно́	ма́е máje	бу́дзе ме́ць búdzje mjécʹ
1st plural мы	ма́ем májem	бу́дзем ме́ць búdzjem mjécʹ
2nd plural вы	ма́еце májecje	бу́дзеце ме́ць búdzjecje mjécʹ
3rd plural яны́	ма́юць májucʹ	бу́дуць ме́ць búducʹ mjécʹ
imperative	singular	plural
second-person	май maj	ма́йце májcje
past tense	singular	plural мы / вы / яны́
masculine я / ты / ён	меў mjeŭ	ме́лі mjéli
feminine я / ты / яна́	ме́ла mjéla
neuter яно́	ме́ла mjéla