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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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  • IPA(key): [ˈbiːt]
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  • Hyphenation: být
  • Rhymes: -iːt
  • Homophone: bít

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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Derived terms

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Further reading

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