бывалый

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Russian

Etymology

Perhaps derived from the past tense of быва́ть (byvátʹ, “to take place, to happen, to be (regularly)”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

быва́лый • (byvályj)

  1. (colloquial) worldly-wise, experienced
    быва́лый солда́т ― byvályj soldát ― veteran
  2. (colloquial) habitual, familiar
    э́то де́ло быва́лое ― éto délo byváloje ― this is nothing new

Usage notes

Short forms *быва́л, *быва́ла, *быва́ло, *быва́лы theoretically exist, but are usually avoided due to their similarity to past-tense forms (compare быва́л (byvál, “it took place, it happened, he was (regularly)”), feminine быва́ла (byvála)).

Declension

Declension of быва́лый (unknown short forms)
masculine neuter feminine plural
nominative быва́лый
byvályj 		быва́лое
byváloje 		быва́лая
byválaja 		быва́лые
byvályje
genitive быва́лого
byválovo 		быва́лой
byváloj 		быва́лых
byvályx
dative быва́лому
byválomu 		быва́лой
byváloj 		быва́лым
byválym
accusative animate быва́лого
byválovo 		быва́лое
byváloje 		быва́лую
byváluju 		быва́лых
byvályx
inanimate быва́лый
byvályj 		быва́лые
byvályje
instrumental быва́лым
byválym 		быва́лой, быва́лою
byváloj, byváloju 		быва́лыми
byválymi
prepositional быва́лом
byválom 		быва́лой
byváloj 		быва́лых
byvályx

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