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byť

to be

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Byť changes meaning with what follows: a place (where), z + place (origin), or a noun (who/what you are).

Examples

In a sentence

byť + location — where

  • Som v Bratislave.

    I am in Bratislava.

byť + z — origin

  • Som z Bratislavy.

    I am from Bratislava.

byť + noun — identity / role

  • Som učiteľ.

    I am a teacher.

Source

Slovak National Corpus (SNK) ↗

English gloss from the frequency publish path. Hand-reviewed example sentences.

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