být
A1#1Hear it
verb
- to be
- to beto exist
- auxiliaryused to form past tense forms of verbs with past participles
- auxiliaryused to form future tense forms of verbs with infinitives
- auxiliaryused to form conditional mood forms of verbs with past participles
- auxiliaryused to form passive voice forms of verbs with passive participles
Forms
Present
| I | jsem |
|---|---|
| you | jsi / -s |
| he, she, it | je / jest |
| we | jsme |
| you (plural) | jste |
| they | jsou |
Future
| I | budu |
|---|---|
| you | budeš |
| he, she, it | bude |
| we | budeme |
| you (plural) | budete |
| they | budou |
Conditional
| I | bych |
|---|---|
| you | bys |
| he, she, it | by |
| we | bychom |
| you (plural) | byste |
| they | by |
Imperative
| you | buď |
|---|---|
| we | buďme |
| you (plural) | buďte |
Past
| he | byl |
|---|---|
| she | byla |
| it | bylo |
| they | byli / byly |
Other forms
| infinitive | být / býti |
|---|---|
| past participle | byl |
| verbal noun | bytí |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Přece nejsi doktor!You are not a doctor, after all!A1Doktor, tělo a zdraví — The doctor, the body and health (A1)
- Chci bejt doma v pět.I want to be home at five.A1Běžná slova a jak se mluví — Everyday words and how people speak (A1)
- Odkud jsi? Nejsi z Ostravy.Where are you from? You are not from Ostrava.A1První den v Ostravě — First day in Ostrava
- To nejsi ty.That is not you.A2Osmdesátiny — The eightieth birthday
Other ways to say it
Idioms built on the body
- být jedno uchoto be all earsLiterally to be one ear. Said when you are listening properly.
Idioms you will actually hear
- být v balíkuto be well offLiterally to be in a parcel. Nobody agrees where it comes from.