See būt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "prefixed verbs:"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "izbūt"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "pabūt"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "pārbūt"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sabūt"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "būtisks"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "būtība"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "būtne"
}
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{
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"2": "ine-bsl-pro",
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},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"5": "to grow, to prosper"
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"4": "",
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},
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"etymology_text": "From Proto-Balto-Slavic *bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to grow, to prosper”) ( > “to become, to be”). The past tense forms are derived from *bʰew-wi. The present tense forms come from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”): *h₁ésmi > esmu, etc. The third-person forms are from other sources: see ir, nav.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "esmu",
"tags": [
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "esi",
"tags": [
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "ir",
"tags": [
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "biju",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "g",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "es",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"indicative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "esmu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"indicative",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "biju",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"indicative",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "būšu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"future",
"indicative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "esi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "biji",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"past",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "būsi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future",
"indicative",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "esi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "viņš",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "viņa",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "ir",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "bija",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"past",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "būs",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future",
"indicative",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lai ir",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "mēs",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"indicative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "esam",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"indicative",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "bijām",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"indicative",
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "būsim",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"future",
"indicative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "būsim",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"imperative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "jūs",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "esat",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"plural",
"present",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "bijāt",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"past",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "būsit",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future",
"indicative",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "būsiet",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future",
"indicative",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "esiet",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "viņi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "viņas",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "ir",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"plural",
"present",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "bija",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"past",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "būs",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future",
"indicative",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lai ir",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "esot",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"renarrative"
]
},
{
"form": "esošs",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"participle"
]
},
{
"form": "esot bijis",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"renarrative"
]
},
{
"form": "būdams",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"participle"
]
},
{
"form": "būšot",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"future",
"renarrative"
]
},
{
"form": "esot",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"participle"
]
},
{
"form": "lai esot",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative"
]
},
{
"form": "esam",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"participle"
]
},
{
"form": "bijis",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"conditional",
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "būtu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"participle"
]
},
{
"form": "būtu bijis",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "būts",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"passive",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "jābūt",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"debitive",
"indicative"
]
},
{
"form": "būt jābūt",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"debitive",
"indicative"
]
},
{
"form": "būt",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"infinitive",
"participle"
]
},
{
"form": "esot jābūt",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"debitive",
"error-unrecognized-form",
"renarrative"
]
},
{
"form": "nebūt",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"participle"
]
},
{
"form": "jāesot",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"debitive",
"error-unrecognized-form",
"renarrative"
]
},
{
"form": "jābūtot",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"debitive",
"error-unrecognized-form",
"renarrative"
]
},
{
"form": "būšana",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"noun-from-verb",
"participle"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
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"10": "",
"11": "present",
"12": "esmu, esi, ir",
"13": "past",
"14": "biju",
"2": "verb",
"3": "intransitive",
"4": "",
"5": "no conjugation",
"6": "",
"7": "",
"8": "",
"9": "",
"head": "būt"
},
"expansion": "būt (intransitive, no conjugation, present esmu, esi, ir, past biju)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "intr",
"2": "no",
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"4": "esi",
"5": "ir",
"6": "biju"
},
"expansion": "būt (intransitive, no conjugation, present esmu, esi, ir, past biju)",
"name": "lv-verb"
}
],
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "to be or not to be",
"text": "būt vai nebūt",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "i.e., that is to say (lit. that is)",
"text": "tas ir (= t.i.)",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "(there) are many versions of this song",
"text": "ir vairāki šās dziesmas varianti",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the rain is finally gone, but (still) there is no sun",
"text": "lietus beidzot pārgājis, bet saules nav",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to be, to exist"
],
"id": "en-būt-lv-verb-gnoshDZy",
"links": [
[
"be",
"be"
],
[
"exist",
"exist"
]
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "4 34 16 6 9 7 15 8",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 13 17 9 17 10 12 13",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian verbs in -ūt",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "5 31 8 7 13 11 11 7 5 2",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "5 45 9 7 7 7 7 7 3 2",
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"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "we will be in the house",
"text": "mēs būsim mājā",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "he was in Riga yesterday",
"text": "viņš vakar bija Rīgā",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "where were you?",
"text": "kur tu biji?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the cows are in the grazing area (= grazing)",
"text": "govis ir ganībās",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the book is on the table",
"text": "grāmata ir uz galda",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "(the) factories are in the city",
"text": "pilsētā ir rūpnīcas",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "(there) is water in the bucket",
"text": "spainī ir ūdens",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "there was no bread in the bag",
"text": "maizes somā nebija",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "there are deer in our forest",
"text": "mūsu mežā ir stirnas",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to be, to be at, to be located (at)"
],
"id": "en-būt-lv-verb-MJyW-p01",
"links": [
[
"be",
"be"
],
[
"at",
"at"
],
[
"located",
"located"
]
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
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"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian verbs in -ūt",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "many teachers (from) Ceylon were at the VI All-World youth and student festival in Moscow",
"text": "daudzi Ceilonas skolotāji bijuši VI Vispasaules jaunatnes un studentu festivālā Maskavā",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "“we can begin the meeting”, Jānis said; “there won't be anybody else” (= nobody else is coming)",
"text": "“varam sākt sapulci” Jānis teica; “vairāk neviena nebūs”",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "to be (= participate, work) in the trade union for ten years",
"text": "būt arodbiedrībā jau desmit gadu",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to be at, to attend, to participate in"
],
"id": "en-būt-lv-verb-9G7fmfXV",
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[
"be",
"be"
],
[
"at",
"at"
],
[
"attend",
"attend"
],
[
"participate",
"participate"
]
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
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"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian words with broken intonation",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "they have a two-room apartment",
"text": "viņiem ir divistabu dzīvoklis",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the fishermen have new nets",
"text": "zvejniekiem ir jauni tīkli",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "do you have (any) money?",
"text": "vai tev ir nauda?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the mother has a sister",
"text": "mātei ir māsa",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the girl had a (girl)friend",
"text": "meitenei bija draudzene",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "I have work",
"text": "man ir darbs",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "we had a task",
"text": "mums bija uzdevums",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "today I won't have time",
"text": "šodien man nebūs laika",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the Latvians have a legend about a Bear Slayer",
"text": "latviešiem ir teika par Lāčplēsi",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "he had valid arguments",
"text": "viņam bija pamatoti argumenti",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "we have a proposal",
"text": "mums ir priekšlikums",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to possess; to have (all senses)"
],
"id": "en-būt-lv-verb-O7-GQc-S",
"links": [
[
"3rd person",
"third person"
],
[
"dative",
"dative"
],
[
"complement",
"complement"
],
[
"possess",
"possess"
],
[
"have",
"have"
],
[
"sense",
"sense"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(3rd person only, with a dative complement) to possess; to have (all senses)"
],
"raw_tags": [
"with a dative complement"
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
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},
{
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"name": "Latvian words with broken intonation",
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"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "the apple tree has white flowers",
"text": "ābelei ir balti ziedi",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "he had wonderfully clear and kind child's eyes",
"text": "viņam bija brīnišķīgi skaidras un laipnas bērna acis",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "he has a loud voice",
"text": "viņam ir skaļa balss",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the actor has talent",
"text": "aktierim ir talants",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "you have (= are in) a good mood",
"text": "tev ir labs noskaņojums",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to have, in a part-whole relationship"
],
"id": "en-būt-lv-verb-cJG8aFYu",
"links": [
[
"3rd person",
"third person"
],
[
"dative",
"dative"
],
[
"complement",
"complement"
],
[
"have",
"have"
],
[
"part",
"part"
],
[
"whole",
"whole"
],
[
"relationship",
"relationship"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(3rd person only, with a dative complement) to have, in a part-whole relationship"
],
"raw_tags": [
"with a dative complement"
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "8 13 17 9 17 10 12 13",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian verbs in -ūt",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 9 10 12 11 22 18",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian words with broken intonation",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "in the (back) yard (there) was a big brawl",
"text": "pagalmā bija liels tracis",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "what(ever) is, is; whatever will be, will be",
"text": "kas ir, ir; kas būs, būs",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "there everything (is) all right... only a little uncertainty (about) when exactly the wedding will be (= happen, take place)",
"text": "tur viss kārtībā... nelielā neskaidrība tikai, kad īsti būs kāzas",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "let it be as it is (= let happen what will happen; so be it)",
"text": "lai būtu kā būdams",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to be, to happen, to take place"
],
"id": "en-būt-lv-verb-hdDTJYJs",
"links": [
[
"3rd person",
"third person"
],
[
"be",
"be"
],
[
"happen",
"happen"
],
[
"take place",
"take place"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(3rd person only) to be, to happen, to take place"
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
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"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 13 17 9 17 10 12 13",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian verbs in -ūt",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 9 9 10 12 11 22 18",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latvian words with broken intonation",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "that is happiness",
"text": "tā ir laime",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "(it) will be good",
"text": "būs labi",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "I am (= feel) cold",
"text": "man ir auksti",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the weather, they say, will be sunny",
"text": "laiks būšot saulains",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "what was life, what was a person without a big dream?",
"text": "kas bija dzīve, kas bija cilvēks bez liela sapņa?",
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"take place"
]
],
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"(3rd person only) to be, to happen, to take place"
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"third-person"
]
},
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"Latvian terms with usage examples"
],
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{
"english": "that is happiness",
"text": "tā ir laime",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "(it) will be good",
"text": "būs labi",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "I am (= feel) cold",
"text": "man ir auksti",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the weather, they say, will be sunny",
"text": "laiks būšot saulains",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "what was life, what was a person without a big dream?",
"text": "kas bija dzīve, kas bija cilvēks bez liela sapņa?",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"to be; used as a simple copula to link a subject to its predicate"
],
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[
"be",
"be"
],
[
"use",
"use#English"
],
[
"copula",
"copula#English"
],
[
"subject",
"subject#English"
],
[
"predicate",
"predicate#English"
]
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"intransitive"
]
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{
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{
"english": "I have arrived",
"text": "esmu atnācis",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "we had left to visit (someone)",
"text": "bijām aizbraukuši ciemos",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "(it) hasn't been heard",
"text": "nav dzirdēts",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "one must talk about this",
"text": "par to ir jārunā",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "this would have to be seen (= it is a must-see)",
"text": "tas būtu jāredz",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "he, they say, has worked there",
"text": "viņš esot tur strādājis",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the work, they say, will be finished",
"text": "darbs būšot pabeigts",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to be, to have, must, should; used as an auxiliary verb to form compound verb tenses"
],
"links": [
[
"be",
"be"
],
[
"have",
"have"
],
[
"must",
"must"
],
[
"should",
"should"
],
[
"use",
"use#English"
],
[
"auxiliary verb",
"auxiliary verb#English"
],
[
"form",
"form#English"
],
[
"compound",
"compound#English"
],
[
"verb",
"verb#English"
],
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"tenses",
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]
],
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]
}
],
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"ipa": "[bûːt]"
},
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}
],
"word": "būt"
}
Download raw JSONL data for būt meaning in Latvian (15.6kB)
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