bywać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *byvati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɨ.vat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: by‧wać

Verb

bywać impf (indeterminate, frequentative, imperfective być)

  1. (intransitive) to be once in a while; to appear, to frequent, to happen (to be)
    On bywa całkiem wredny.He can be pretty mean.

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
noun

Further reading

  • bywać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bywać in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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