byut

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *bū́ˀtei. Cognates include Latvian būt and Lithuanian būti.

The present tense forms are derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti (“to be”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɨ̂u̯tʲ]
• Hyphenation: byut

Verb

byut

1. (copulative) to be

Conjugation

Positive conjugation of byut (highly irregular)

infinitive	byut
supine	byutu
verbal noun	byušona
	indicative
	past	present	future
1st singular	beju	asmu, asu	byušu
2nd singular	beji	esi	byusi
3rd singular	beja	ir, irā	byus
1st plural	bejom	asam	byusim
2nd plural	bejot	asat	byusit
3rd plural	beja	ir, irā	byus
	subjunctive		imperative
1st singular	byutum	singular	esi
2nd singular	byutim	plural	esit, ejit
3rd singular	byutu
1st plural	byutumem	debitive	juobyut
2nd plural	byutumet	converb	byudams
3rd plural	byutu
	participles
	past	present	future
active	bejs	asūšs	—
passive	byuts	asams (asam)	—
oblique	bejs	ass (asūt)	byuškis (byušūt)

Negative conjugation of byut (highly irregular)

infinitive	nabyut
supine	nabyutu
verbal noun	nabyušona
	indicative
	past	present	future
1st singular	nabeju	naasmu, naasu	nabyušu
2nd singular	nabeji	naesi	nabyusi
3rd singular	nabeja	nav, navā	nabyus
1st plural	nabejom	naasam	nabyusim
2nd plural	nabejot	naasat	nabyusit
3rd plural	nabeja	nav, navā	nabyus
	subjunctive		imperative
1st singular	nabyutum	singular	naesi
2nd singular	nabyutim	plural	naesit, naejit
3rd singular	nabyutu
1st plural	nabyutumem	debitive	najuobyut
2nd plural	nabyutumet	converb	nabyudams
3rd plural	nabyutu
	participles
	past	present	future
active	nabejs	naasūšs	—
passive	nabyuts	naasams (naasam)	—
oblique	nabejs	naass (naasūt)	nabyuškys (nabyušūt)

References

• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 48