být

See also: byt, byť, and by't

Czech edit

být impf

to be
Ten kabát je vlhký ― The coat is wet.
to be (to exist)
Synonym: existovat

bylo nebylo ― once upon a time.
(auxiliary) used to form past tense forms of verbs with past participles
Jel jsem do Prahy. ― I went to Prague.
(auxiliary) used to form future tense forms of verbs with infinitives
Budu ti pomáhat. ― I will be helping you.
(auxiliary) used to form conditional mood forms of verbs with past participles
Já bych to neudělal. ― I would not do it.
(auxiliary) used to form passive voice forms of verbs with passive participles
Jsem překvapen. ― I am surprised.
(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

Infinitive	být, býti	Active adjective	jsoucí, byvší
Verbal noun	bytí	Passive adjective	—