bývat

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *byvati.

Pronunciation

Verb

bývat impf

  1. iterative of být
  2. used to be
    Bývala jsem učitelka španělštiny.I used to be a Spanish teacher.
  3. (dialectal) to live, to dwell
    Synonym: bydlet

Conjugation

Further reading

  • bývati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • bývati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • bývat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)