Etymology
From Old Pomorian būtei. From Proto-Balto-Slavic *būˀtei; cognates include Lithuanian būti, Latvian būt, Proto-Slavic *byti, Old Prussian būtwei, būtun.
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to grow, to prosper” > “to become, to be”). Compare to Sanskrit भवति (bhavati) (“to become, to be”), Latin fīō (“I become”) and English be. The present tense forms come from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”), compare to Ancient Greek εἰμῐ́ (eimí) (“to be, to exist”), Old Irish and English is.
Pronunciation
/ˈbúː.tɪ/
Verb
bū́ti 4th conjugation (third-person present tense ẽs, third-person past tense bū͂)
- to be, to exist
- būti kė ne būti - to be or not to be
- to be at, to be located
- bądå į damė - I will be at home
- ku tu esi? - where are you
- kniega es ån stalė - the book is on the table
- to happen
- ati bąďe kė es - let it be as it is
- vesėli bąde juotrė - the wedding will be tomorrow
- vihe būtų bąde - whatever is to happen will happen
Conjugation
| 1st conjugation A
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| Verb forms
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| 1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| az
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tu
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je/ja/jå
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muvi
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juvi
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jova/jėvi
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mū
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jū
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jie/jo
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| Indicative
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Present
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esmì
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esì
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ẽs(t)
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esvà
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està
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e͂ste
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esmà
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estè
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są́(t)
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| Past
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buveĩ
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buveĩ
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bū͂
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bùvė
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bū́sta
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bū́ste
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bùvome
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bùvote
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bū͂vę
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| Future
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bą́då
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bą́desi
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bą́de(t)
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bą́deva
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bą́deta
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bą́dete
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bą́dema
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bą́dete
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bą́dą(t)
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| Imperative
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—
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bą́ďi
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(ãti) bą́ďe(t)
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bą́ďima
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bą́ďita
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bą́ďite
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bą́ďima
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bą́ďite
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(ãti) bądą́(t)
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| Infinitive
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bū́ti
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| Supine
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bū́tų
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| Participles
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Active
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Active (short)
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Passive
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| Present
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bùvąťe
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bùvą
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buvàme
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| Past
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—
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bū́vu
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bū́ne
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| Perfective
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bū́lu
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—
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bū́tu
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| Continuous
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bū́vušu
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—
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buvą̃ťu
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| Frequentative
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bū́náują
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—
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bū́náute
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| Participles
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Active
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Passive
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| Present adverbial
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bùvątau
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bùvamau
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| Past adverbial
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bū́vau
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bū́nau
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| Participles
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| Necessitative
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bądįtìni
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| Conditional
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bą̃dęťi
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