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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *byvati.
Pronunciation
Verb
bývat impf
- iterative of být
- used to be
- Bývala jsem učitelka španělštiny. ― I used to be a Spanish teacher.
- (dialectal) to live, to dwell
- Synonym: bydlet
Conjugation
Conjugation
| The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive bývat. |
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| Participles |
Past participles |
Passive participles
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singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
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| masculine animate
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býval |
bývali |
— |
—
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| masculine inanimate
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bývaly |
—
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| feminine
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bývala |
—
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| neuter
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bývalo |
bývala |
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—
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| Transgressives
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present
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past
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| masculine singular
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bývaje |
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| feminine + neuter singular
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bývajíc |
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| plural
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bývajíce |
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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)