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Adjective edit

было́е (bylóje)

  1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of былы́ (bylý)

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было́е (bylójen inan (genitive было́го, uncountable)

  1. (archaic, poetic) the past; yore

Usage notes edit

  • The noun is considered to be somewhat poetic and archaic, like English 'yore', so it often corresponds to 'yore' rather than neutral 'past'.

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