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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *byvati. By surface analysis, быть (bytʹ) +‎ -ва́ть (-vátʹ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [bɨˈvatʲ]
  • (file)

Verb edit

быва́ть (byvátʹimpf (perfective побыва́ть)

  1. (imperfective only) to be
  2. (imperfective only) to occur, to happen (repeatedly)
  3. to be at, to visit, to stay with
    Perfective: побыва́ть (pobyvátʹ)

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