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Belarusian
Pronunciation
Verb
было́ • (byló)
- neuter singular past indicative of быць (bycʹ)
Russian
Pronunciation
Verb
бы́ло • (býlo)
- neuter singular past indicative imperfective of быть (bytʹ)
- Russian Synodal Bible, Mark 1.9:
И было в те дни, пришел Иисус из Назарета Галилейского и крестился от Иоанна в Иордане.- I bylo v te dni, prišel Iisus iz Nazareta Galilejskovo i krestilsja ot Ioanna v Iordane.
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Particle
бы́ло • (býlo)
- nearly, on the point of, just about
- Я бы́ло стал засыпа́ть ― Ja býlo stal zasypátʹ ― I had nearly fallen asleep.